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Re: [romconlang] Re: The spelling of /tS/ in Rhodrese



I don't really have an answer for you, Bindipu (that's your Carraxan
name!), but I agree with David that natlang choices are not always
consistant.  That said, I think I made some poor choices in the spelling of
Carraxan.  If I were doing it over, I would make different choices.  For
example, I don't think I would choose ñ to spell /J/ today.  Actually, I
would now prefer an n with a hook on the left leg, though I can't find such
a beastie, basing it on a ligature in the Benvetan hand.  I also think that
using ch for /tS/ and x for /S/ ma not have been the best choices, and dj
for /dZ/ has sparked more than one question about spelling reforms. But
Cess la vee. :-)

Adam

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 11:11 AM, davidjohnmccann
<old_astrologer@hidden.email>wrote:

> **
>
>
> Choices don't have to be logical, or even convenient! Think of Catalan:
> "ny" from Occitan (?) but "ll" from Spanish, thereby lumbering themselves
> with "l·l".
>
>
> --- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, BPJ <bpj@...> wrote:
> >
> > Thinking again about unresolved issues in Rhodrese I
> > thought I'll ask you all for opinions about the
> > spelling of /tS/.
> >
> > Beside it I have good arguments in favor of
> > _tg_, bad arguments against _tg_, good arguments
> > against _tx_ and only bad arguments in favor of _tx_,
>
>  
>


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