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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