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Re: The Ability of Abbreviation

From:Cheng Zhong Su <suchengzhong@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 12, 2001, 21:35
 --- "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...> wrote: > On
Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 08:31:32AM +1100, Cheng
> Zhong Su wrote: > > As English words are too long, sometimes we > simplify > > them by abbreviation. We have said four hundred > > ‘phonetic types’ still have some room to reduce > words' > > size, what will happen with 26 letters? In fact, > some > > mistakes are already there: > > For instance what’s a CD? The answer could be > various: > > CD=Cable Drive; Cable Duct; Calling Device; Calls > per > [snip] > > gh0' lyy's ch3d3'? ghu' tww'ma chid0' 3t3m3'? > mw'Pan33 mw'k3g3 n0 tww'ma > d3 3t3mi0'. tww'ma ki-3t3m33' keve n3 ghi' di > cu-3t3m33' ta'ma chid0 isu'? > miKa' eb3 ale's loo'ru, nu Ta'l3n di loo'ru. > > > T >
That just mean the English need some new symbol to represent gho'. Su Cheng Zhong http://shopping.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Shopping - Free CDs for thousands of Priority Shoppers!

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