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> 1. The original:
>
> cu = chew
> xu = shoe
> jo = joe
>
> 2. Current idea:
>
> txu = chew
> xu = shoe
> meydjar = major
> meyjar = measure
>
I VOTE FOR #1, ALTHOUGH I AM ALMOST GETTING USED TO #2. #1 LOOKS
CLEANER, THOUGH. (ARE THERE ANY BASQUE SPEAKERS WHO WOULD HOLD OUT FOR
"TX"?)
> An aside. One reason I don't want 'c' unused is that I want to be able to
> use scientific terminology -- Latin binomial nomenclature, I believe it's
> called. Of course, this calls for a special 't' word.
PERHAPS NOT: 'TH' IS OFTEN PRONOUNCED AS 'T' IN LATIN WITH NO LOSS OF
MEANING.
JOHN