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From: iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Ivan A Derzhanski)
Subject: Re: Better writing form
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Organization: Centre for Cognitive Science, Edinburgh, UK
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Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 09:08:12 GMT
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In article <791944032snz@storcomp.demon.co.uk> philip@storcomp.demon.co.uk writes:
>- there would be a high correlation (but not necessarily 100%)
>between writing and sound.
[...]
>- the writing system would only include ASCII characters. No
>diacritical marks.

These two contradict one another, don't you think?  What will happen
when you run out of letters?  Digraphs (and trigraphs and so forth)
make reading harder.

>Majority rule for Britain!

Shouldn't that be `Rule majority, majority rule Britannia!'?
(Be sure not to leave out the `-ity'.)

-- 
`I'm sendin a flood tae pit an end tae it aw.  But dinny worry yersel, Noah.'
Ivan A Derzhanski (iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk)    (J Stuart, _Auld Testament Tales_)
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