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Re: Some problems with the phonology and orthogra

From:charles <catty@...>
Date:Friday, October 30, 1998, 20:22
On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Mathias M. Lassailly wrote:

> Ray wrote : > > > The problem it seems to me is that we need 8 vowel symbols & the Romans > > bequeathed us only 6: a,e,i,o,u,y. (As you know, was used only as a vowel > > by the Romans.) > > > > We need two other symbols;
> Why did Latin only bequeath those miserable 6 vowels ? > Wasn't it just to emmerde future conlangers ?
Their nastiest trick was to eliminate K and confuse C.
> I agree with 'w' to balance 'y'. > But why not nice accents on vowels,
Better to digraph them, I think; OE and AE and ...
> Or wait for Windows 2XXX :-)
Godot never does arrive.