Re: The new Draseliq alphabet

On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, John Cowan wrote:

> Padraic Brown wrote:
>
> > From Latin plumbum; whence Spanish plomo.  Most of the Elements Known to
> > the Ancients have Latin names and symbols.  And Latin ionic names, which
> > every chemistry student still has to learn.
>
> So, you think you suffer?  Pity the poor German chemistry student,
> who must learn that Wasserstoff is symbolized H, Sauerstoff O,
> and Stickstoff N!
I didn't mean to imply _suffering_.  I for one derived a certain
satisfaction from knowing ferric oxide from ferrous.

>
> --
> John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
>         You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
>         You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
>                 Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)
>