Re: fengxing (was Re: Familynames (was [OT] Re: Conlangea Dreaming)
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 17, 2000, 18:38 |
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On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 09:31:01 -0400 Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...>
writes:
> Hmm. I haven't even touched clay in a long time, but wouldn't
> circles be
> difficult to make with a stylus? Maybe something that evolved into
> a circle?
>
> YHL, waiting for someone with knowledge of the development of
> writing
> systems to speak up
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The circle stylus's tip would be made by taking a stick and hollowing it
out a little, starting at one point, so pressing it into the clay would
be like using a round cookie cutter.
-Stephen (Steg)
"here, siggy siggy siggy...."