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Re: cyrillic?

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Tuesday, August 12, 2003, 6:45
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan van Steenbergen" <ijzeren_jan@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: cyrillic?


> --- Wilhelm Ulrich Schlaier skrzypszy: > > > i would like to know who thinks cyrillic looks better the the roman
alphabet?
> > While I have a terrible weakness of Cyrillic (one of my conlangs uses it > exclusively), I still prefer the Roman alphabet from a purely aesthetical
point
> of view. Cyrillic pages can look quite black, and always give me the
feeling:
> oh dear, do I have to read all that?
I think the main problem with Cyrillic(Printing, mind), is that it looks suspiciously like it's written entirely in capitals.
> For the rest, I like the Armenian script a lot (besides other pretty
scripts,
> like Brahmi, Tibetan, etc.) > > Jan > > ===== > "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! > Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ >