Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!aurs01!roncalli From: roncalli@aurs01.UUCP (Guido Roncalli) Newsgroups: comp.fonts Subject: Re: Umlaute [was: naive (...question about uncial...) ] Message-ID: <59871@aurs01.UUCP> Date: 23 May 91 13:23:59 GMT References: <1991Apr24.152455.22367@engage.enet.dec.com> <13863@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> Sender: news@aurs01.UUCP Reply-To: roncalli@aurw30.UUCP (Guido Roncalli) Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC Lines: 20 >Orthography does not match phonetics in any language I am aware of. That >is why there is an International Phonetic Alphabet. > > >-- Mike Eager Mike, in the italian language, the orthography *does* match teh phonetics (at least for the 99.99% of the situations), that means: one letter (one orthographycal sign) one sound (one phoneme). In order to optimize the national alphabets for keyboard standardization purposes, I'd like to say that I think that too many standardizations can kill the differences that *DO* exist among populations. I like standardizations because they ease work and communications, yet I like to be challenged by dealing with such differences: they keep open my mind, making me aware of differences and reminding me that (for human related things) seldon exists "the perfect way". Ciao! * Guido RoncallI, RD&E -*- Internet Domain: * * Alcatel Network Systems -*- USENET Pathalias: * * 2912 Wake Forest Road -*- USENET !-Style: <...!mcnc!aurgate!roncalli> * * Raleigh, NC 27609 -*- Work Phone: +1 919 850-5375 *