Re: Con-Alphabets & Real Languages

jogloran <exponent@...> writes:

> Christian Thalmann wrote:
> >
> > Inspired by the different modes of Tengwar, I added a few more
> > characters to my original con-alphabet for Obrenje to allow more for
> > more language modes.  It seems to work nicely with English, German
> and
> > Latin so far.
> >
> > http://catharsis.netpeople.ch/langmaking/nba.gif
>
> It's quite nice and all, but realistically, other than for the
> enjoyment of the creator, is there any reason to adapt one's script
> to other (natural) languages?
>
> Imperative

Or, why didn't you translate the English which looks like its says the same as the
German into Latin..so they can all mean the same:

He who can read this isn't as stupid as he looks

Qui id legere potest non est tam plumbeus quam videtur.

(perhaps not the best way to translate it, but i guess it might work)
 Elliott