> > 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