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Re: Scripts

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Friday, July 5, 2002, 21:36
Yeah, I miss þ and ð.  Especially þ, but at least you can still type them.
(who would have thought, ancient symbols still being available on a computer
800 years after their abandonment)




Abrigon said:

> Don't see Ogham as ugly, it is basic, clear to the point. We are still > not 100% sure of the letters meaning, since it is also used for other > things than "writing". > > Boundary marks, counters, magic runes and like. > > Seen some forms of western (Roman) that are ugly to an untrained or > non-loving eye. Some form of Gothic or Leuxiul Miniscule can be rather > ugly. > > While what we in the English speaking world is rather inept for writing > English. > > We left all the signs that were not French or Roman. Sad..

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