[lojban] Re: [hobyrne@gmail.com: Alphabet]

["Jorge Llambías" <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On 7/2/06, Hugh O'Byrne <hobyrne@gmail.com> wrote:
> John E Clifford wrote:
> >  (English â€" indeed all written languages â€"
> > are more like Chinese than we at first notice).
>
> Point: inquiry.
>
> I don't really understand what you mean by that last bit in the
> parentheses.  Perhaps this is not the forum for it, but I'd be
> interested to learn what property (properties?) of Chinese you're
> referring to.

I tnhik he mnaes taht we dno't rlealy raed wdors lteter by ltteer, but
we rethar raed tehm as wolhe wrods. For emplxae, if you slaffhe the
lerttes isdine wrods, a txet rmianes spsurringily esay to ustenrdad, as
lnog as you keep the frist and lsat letetr of ecah wrod in its palce. (Dno't
try tihs in Labjon utnil you are vrey flenut, thguoh!)

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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