Scheme - Re: Universal iconic language - (was

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Re: Universal iconic language - (was - Sanskrit as computer

Matthias Blume

2004-07-12, 3:59 am

Steve Schafer <see@reply.to.header> writes:

> Everything now written in kanji can be written in kana in a
> "lossless" fashion.)

This, of course, is blatantly false.

> The Vietnamese made the transition a long time ago. The Koreans are most
> of the way there as well. Why are the Japanese unwilling to take the
> plunge?

Because it wouldn't be "lossless" at all.

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