Section 1-2 should more explicitly state that っ represents consonant elonagation

[rosekunkel]

Currently the wording describing the use of っ says this:

In Japanese, because there are no actual 'loose' consonants, the doubling is represented by a special character: a つ (or ツ) written either half height (in horizontal writing) or half width (in vertical writing) to indicate the pause.

This is not clear that っ actually represents consonant gemination, not merely a pause. For words like 雑誌 (ざっし) the difference becomes clear. Rather than a pause followed by a "sh" sound, the "sh" sound is simply twice as long. The wording should be updated to reflect this. It may also be advisable to add example words which show this difference.

[Pomax]

thanks, that's a good idea.