New Entries/Amendments for 2004-Dec-3.html

======= Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 01:14:36 +1100 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	ニセ物
(headw2)	贋物
(kana1)	にせもの
(pos)	noun
(english1)	forged article, a forgery; used to refer to something, other than money, that has been counterfeited (like coupons or handbags)
(reference)	from Japanese television news reports.  use was copied from CG characters on the screen
(comment)	The use of katakana here is interesting because it obviously refers back to a Japanese word.  I think the katakana stresses the illegality or "bad nature" of the copied article.
(name)	Ron Campbell