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From: deb5@midway.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: Hangul(?) alphabet
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In article <31C351B8.1B86@hk.super.net>,  <waters@hk.super.net> wrote:
>Its the Korean script, more of a syllabary than an alphabet. Allegedly 
>invented by King Sejong in 1443ad.

	This is a lie.  Hankul/Han'geul is a true alphabet; it just
happens to be written in syllabic blocks of characters.  In fact, one
of the proposals during the reformation of the script at the turn of
the century was to write it purely linearly; fortunately, this proposal 
was rejected.

	Furthermore, it was not invented by King Sejong.  It was 
invented *under* him--that is to say, it was commissioned and promul-
gated by him but invented by a team of scholars.

	We've gone through the basics of Hankul multiple times here in
the past year.  Does it merit an entry in the FAQ?

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