Re: New Script for Ok (Edh coo zoo oc)

Christophe Grandsire sikyal:

> En réponse à JS Bangs <jaspax@...>:
>
> >
> > But what's so odd about writing a vowel before, above, and after the
> > consonant?  It seems like half of the vowels in Thai are written that
> > way.
> >
>
> The odd thing is the "and" part. Before, above, under *or* after the consonant
> I can understand. But all three at the same time? Isn't it a bit much?! :)))
Sure, if you come from that nasty Western European tradition that
oppresses circumscriptive trigraphs.  Such things are quite common and
accepted in SE Asia ;-).


Jesse S. Bangs jaspax@u.washington.edu
http://students.washington.edu/jaspax/

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