Re: Constructed vertical writing systems?

On Thursday 24 April 2003 07:07 am, J. K. Hoffman wrote:
> I try to keep the complexity of my scripts to a minimum, just to get
> around some of these issues.  And, before someone else says it, no, I
> don't feel like I lose anything when I do that.  ConLangs are
> complicated enough! ^_^  Seriously, I tend to think in Latin characters,
> so when I picture words in my head, I see them in a Romanized form.  So,
> luckily, that lends itself to simple alphabets and fonts.
        It's your script, of course, but I love complexity. :) Of course, you could
add complexity in other ways. The "English" method would be to have too few
letters for the sounds, requiring (multiple) digraphs, complete with
irregular spellings and historical oddities like -ough. Do you have a
conculture to go along with it? You could easily justify using a latin script
and then either stick with the pre-existing additions (like ý or þ) or create
a couple of new ones.
        :Peter
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Oh what a tangled web they weave who try a new word to conceive!