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Re: Co-ordinated spelling

From:Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...>
Date:Monday, August 21, 2000, 19:03
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Fabian wrote:

> > alphabet, which has the added bonus of being learnable (reading, *not* > > writing) in practically an afternoon? (I've known Americans who've done > > it, with no other language exposure or experience.) > > Speaking of Korean and the script, I have to admit that my jeyn script > <url:http://www.rhialto.co.uk/conlang/jeyn\font.htm> was based on the > thought 'what if English were written like Korean'. I did actually look at > Korean script before doing that, and I came to the conclusion that the > person who said it can be learnt in a day was a big fat liar! It still makes > little sense to me, and I actually have reson to learn it now too.
<wry g> May depend on the person. I've known people who have claimed to do it in an afternoon or a week, though. Again, *writing* in it is a different kettle of fish. I also know some people have trouble with the mutations. <Shrug> YHL