Timeline for 名 vs 人 for counting people?
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| Apr 11, 2018 at 15:13 | history | edited | Yuuichi Tam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 11, 2018 at 13:26 | comment | added | Yuuichi Tam | I don' t think that most Japanese customers answer by saying 「３人です」than 「3名です」 when asked 「何名様でしょうか。」, though I don't know the rate. | |
| Apr 11, 2018 at 12:48 | comment | added | kandyman | Maybe there is no technical difference, as you say. However, I suspect that most Japanese customers when asked 「何名様でしょうか。」 would answer by saying 「３人です」and not 「３名です」. That is speculation, but would you disagree? | |
| Apr 11, 2018 at 12:45 | history | edited | Yuuichi Tam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 11, 2018 at 12:37 | history | answered | Yuuichi Tam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |