On 21 Jun 2004 Andreas Johansson <andjo@FR...> wrote:
> I don't know if there's a such thing as general Germanic spelling
> conventions, but indeed, "web" suggests a long vowel and "webb" a short
> one according to Swedish spelling habits.
I meant here that almost every Germanic orthography uses consonant
doubling to signify that preceeding (stressed) vowel is short.
> I only meant to cast doubt on your apparent claim that languages either
> assimilate loans fully orthographically, or not at all.
I do not want to insist on this thread since I insulted someone
against my wishes. My claim was a reflection on a statement that
Rotokas spelling is designed to be highly phonematic. With the
assumption of this supposed spelling design, I think my claim is
probable.