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I was reading a picture book, and there was this sentence: アオくて ちいさな ぼくのイス。

Why is "ao" and "isu" written in katakana and not hiragana?
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Why was "アオ" used instead of ”あお”?
It's done because it makes it easier to read and understand when no _kanji_
are used.

# Easy to read (general usage)

> [青]{あお}くて[小]{ちい}さな[僕]{ぼく}の[椅子]{いす}。

# Normal(this question)

> アオくて ちいさな ぼくのイス。

# Hard to read (hard to understand)

> あおくて ちいさな ぼくのいす。

# Hardest to read (this might not be understandable)

> あおくてちいさなぼくのいす。

# Impossible to read (joke :-P)

> あおくてち いさなぼ くのいす。
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