細かいことに気をつける人は、ものを書く時にｉに点をつけ、ｔに横棒をつけることを忘れないだろう。

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English Translation

He who minds his Ps and Qs will not forget to dot the "i's" and cross his "t's", when writing.

Furigana

細(こま)かいことに気(き)をつける人(ひと)は、ものを書(か)く時(とき)にｉに点(てん)をつけ、ｔに横(よこ)棒(ぼう)をつけることを忘(わす)れないだろう。

Romanji

Komakai koto ni ki o tsukeru hito wa, mono o kaku tokiniai ni ten o tsuke,thi- ni yoko bō o tsukeru koto o wasurenai darou.

Words

細かい (こまかい)

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive; attentive

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

者 (もの、もん)

person

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

Ｉ (アイ)

I; i

点 (てん)

spot; mark; point; dot; mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; comma; aspect; matter; respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

Ｔ (ティー)

T; t

横 (よこ)

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside; next to; unconnected

棒 (ぼう)

pole; rod; stick

忘れる (わすれる)

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative