Re: Chinese writing systems

Mat McVeagh scripsit:

> I guess in conclusion I am a 'speechist', I believe speech is primary over
> writing. I see writing as being a secondary form of expression that is
> parasitic on speech.
And so say we all.  Now go and read Mark Rosenfelder's yingzi page
(http://www.zompist.com/yingzi/yingzi.htm) to get a real feel for
what it's like, right down to the bottom, to feel otherwise.

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skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility, and among
other things he avoids clever tricks like the plague."  --Edsger Dijkstra

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