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Re: Latin mxedruli, or do we really need capital and small letters?

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Friday, May 28, 2004, 21:38
Quoting Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>:

> En réponse à Andreas Johansson : > > > >* And sometimes it indicates things that aren't actually there. Eg, > >_nehes_ "by > >me" is usually pronounced [nes], despite having an 'h' thrown in, that > >according to the rules forces [ne.es]. Mercifully, the spelling _nes_ is > also > >found. Does Maggel have anything of this sort? > > I need to make a list. Do you have 200GB of space for it? ;)))
Yes.
> Seriously, the Maggel orthography is so remote from the pronunciation that > virtually every letter is an oddjobman there ;)) . There are rules, but > they are mostly there to confuse people into thinking that the rules are > actually followed ;))) .
We're only too aware. But the question was a bit more specific - any instances of an orthographic kludge being used despite what it's indicating not being there? It would be something like putting a cedilla on a French 'c', despite it being pronounced /k/. Andreas