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Comment author: RichardKennaway 04 August 2014 10:31:38PM 1 point [-]

The pronounce it in a way that violates the theory of what can and cannot be pronounced in Japanese.

Then the theory is wrong. Whatever is pronounced in Japanese can be.

I don't know if they always pronounce it "sempai".

In Japanese, "n" regularly sounds as "m" before "p". It's a rule!

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