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Re: pIqaD



There was a nice article in one of the early (1.2?) issues of HolQeD which
discussed exactly this.  How to actually write in pIqaD.

>          
>          Has anyone tried to develop a system of writing for everyday 
>          use?  This set of characters I see on 
>          /kli/pIqaD.html would seem to be 
>          appropriate for engraving somebody's name on a tombstone, 
>          but much too elaborate for a grocery list.  The characters 
>          for "e" and "w" are almost indistinguishable as shown, and I 
>          think that any Klingon whose penmanship is less than 
>          masterful would also have have trouble with other letters.  
>          (e.g., a handwritten "t" could look much like a "v", "H" 
>          like "m", "gh" like "S", etc.  I want to see somebody try to 
>          come up with a version of easy-to-read, easy-to-write 
>          letters, to be written with simple pen- or brush-strokes, 
>          but if that's already been done, would somebody please let 
>          it be known?
>          
>          Carl S.
>
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