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Re: IPA Transliteration (was Re: satya:graha)

From:J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 4, 2001, 6:37
In a message dated 03.12.2001 03:01:19 PM, and_yo@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

>While the best liked by the inventor remark likely applies to (X-)SAMPA >too, I just like to add to personally I find say Jörg's CPA generally more >intuitive and eye-friendly than X-SAMPA.
::nods in whole-hearted agreement:: I really like CPA a lot. I think a couple more months of CPA use & I will have it down pat. X-SAMPA is more intimidatingly confusing in comparison.
>PS Apart from it's other failings, X-SAMPA also boasts one of the >unwieldiest names of ASCII-IPA schemes. Couldn't we collapse it to "XPA" >or something?
ROTFLMAOSHIH czHANg who admits he has a pathological disliking for X-SAMPA (but is proud of bein' adaptable... will use Xcreta-SAMPA if _needs be_...)