On Tue, 12 May 1998, Deuce wrote:

At 07:23 PM 5/12/98 -0600, you wrote:

Well, I may be wrong (wa vs. ga is not my strongest suit), but I don't
think it is even quite technically correct. The second usage of 'wa'
should probably be 'ga'. 'wa' is a topic introducer in most situations.

"Wa" and "ga" serve identical functions.  The only difference is that
"ga" implies more emphasis.  It's not like English articles (is that
the right term?  I can never remember) at all.

-Deuce

wa and ga actually serve quite different purposes.  Wa is the topic
marker, ga is more of a subject marker.  There is a distinct difference
which is not really explainable to native english speakers
except via example.