Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!brl-adm!umd5!mimsy!chris
From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.std.internat,sci.lang
Subject: Re: English unaccented?
Message-ID: <8157@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Aug-87 20:54:06 EDT
Article-I.D.: mimsy.8157
Posted: Tue Aug 25 20:54:06 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 27-Aug-87 03:41:42 EDT
References: <218@astra.necisa.oz> <142700010@tiger.UUCP> <2792@phri.UUCP> <1434@ico.UUCP>
Followup-To: comp.std.internat
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
Lines: 13
Xref: mnetor comp.std.internat:172 sci.lang:1225

I find it somewhat difficult to argue that `w' is an accented letter.
Consider, however, Q and J:  Q is, to all appearances, an O with a
small stroke through the bottom.  (Admittedly this does not hold for
lowercase Q.)  J is simply an I with a cedilla; this *does* hold for
both upper and lower case, and in fact, the Latin alphabet did without
J for years---recall the reigns of Iulius, Caesar.

In any case, I think it should be clear by now that `accents' exist
on the part of the viewer.  I certainly want J, Q, and W in *my*
computer's alphabet.
-- 
In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7690)
Domain:	chris@mimsy.umd.edu	Path:	seismo!mimsy!chris