On Thu, 28 Nov 1996, Malka Korman wrote:

REM wrote:

        Okay, I've tired of this.  I asked a friend,
all Japanese apartment
complexes are called "Mansions"...  Sorta like "Terminal Hotel" 

That's true.  But Maison Ikkoku is "Maison", not "Mansion."

I've *heard* (not sure if this is accurate or not) that "Mezon", the
correct romanized spelling of the word, is a French loanword meaning
mansion or elegant house.  This would make you right, sort of...

Damon Casale, scyth@prolog.com / scyth@andrew.cmu.edu
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