Re: Optimum number of symbols

Mike S. scripsit:

>  Now the question that I will throw back to you is,
> can the consonant and vowel parts in Hangul stand by themselves
> the way letters in the Roman alphabet can?  Or do they always
> appear together in composite characters?
They always appear together in running text, but can stand separately
in examples.  This is actually not too different from the behavior
of Latin letters, which always stand together in running text too
(neglecting the few single-letter words) but can be separated in
examples.

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