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From: larry@sgistl.SGI.COM (Larry Autry)
Newsgroups: comp.std.internat
Subject: Re: Change the software or the alphabet?
Message-ID: <5538@sgistl.SGI.COM>
Date: Sun, 1-Nov-87 00:18:15 EST
Article-I.D.: sgistl.5538
Posted: Sun Nov  1 00:18:15 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Nov-87 06:43:54 EST
References: <365@zuring.cwi.nl> <1924@kuukkeli.tut.fi> <348@odyssey.ATT.COM>
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mt.View, CA., St.Louis Ofc.
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Summary: Anglicized languages

In article <348@odyssey.ATT.COM>, gls@odyssey.ATT.COM (g.l.sicherman) writes:
> 
> In English we use combinations like "th" and "ch." It works fine unless
> you insist on phonetic spelling.

When other languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Polynesian are Anglicized,
they appear to be spelled similar to Spanish rules of pronunciation.  Am I
mistaken?  If more languages, even English, were to adopt at least similar
guidelines, a large gap would close.

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					Larry Autry
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