Tuesday, October 19, 2010

十月十九日(jyugatsu jyuku nihci): October 19

It seems October 19 is the day of TOEIC and the day of travel abroad because October 19 is written as 10 19. 10 is read as to(とお) and 19 is able to read as iku (いく) in Japanese. TOEIC is pronounced as toikku (トーイック) therefore International Business Communication Association decided October 19 as the day of TOEIC.
Why travel abroad? 10 is read as to (とお) which associate with far, that is toku (遠く) in Japanese, and 19 is read as iku (行く) which means to go. To go far is to go abroad, therefore it is the day of travel abroad.
This year I went to Argentina and the USA in September. I wished to go to visit Shanghai Expo 2010, but it seems difficult. Did you travel abroad recently?

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