[86361] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: News from Maltz
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark J. Reed)
Wed Jul 29 10:18:31 2009
In-Reply-To: <cc6.54cb2dc6.37a1b02a@wmconnect.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:17:12 -0400
From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@gmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:01 AM, <MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com> wrote:
> Why again is the apostrophe <qaghwI'> and not <'ay>?
Probably because in real alphabets you find irregular names (W should
be "we", Y should be "ye", etc.); it enhances verisimilitude.
But it does also fly in the face of the oft-repeated advice that "{'}
is just another letter".
--
Mark J. Reed <markjreed@gmail.com>
