Re: CHAT: Essentialist Explanation

From: Pavel Iosad [mailto:pavel_iosad@MAIL.RU]

> Here's an essentialist explanation.
>
> Manx orthography is essentially what happens when the people who write
> pronunciation guides for dictionaries get a whole language to be in
> charge of.
Or rather:

   Manx orthography is essentially English orthography grafted onto
   Gaelic.

Or:

   Manx orthography is essentially an attempt by the English to
   decipher Gaelic orthography that failed horribly.

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