tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 29 07:18:15 2009
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Re: News from Maltz
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: News from Maltz
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:17:12 -0400
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:01 AM, <[email protected]> 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".
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Mark J. Reed <[email protected]>
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