Re: Breehah horp
From: | Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...> |
Date: | Thursday, March 1, 2007, 9:33 |
Dave Rutan wrote:
I downloaded the previous version of the page to my hard disc for analysis,
so the change of address was not a problem, but still the question remains:
> Isaac Penzev wrote:
> > - What are the reasons for using English letter values in
transliteration?
>
> Basicaly for ease of machinability. We did develop an alphabet, but
> it's really only intended for use in drawings (my friend is a good
> artist when he wants to be...)
You misunderstood me. To use *Latin* glyphs is ok, many people do this. I
wondered why the glyphs were assigned English *phonetic values*?! That is,
why _AI_ means [ei], _UI_ [ju:], _U_ [V] etc.?
-- Yitz
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