It is high time somebody praised our Great Leader, Lionel Ghoti, and as a natural sycophant I have volunteered for this lambent task. I refer not to his...
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A.M.Callaway
acal@...
Aug 4, 1999 2:13 pm
... Hear, hear. - .+'^'+. A.M.Callaway ----------------- acal@... - A N D Y Melbourne, Australia --- a.callaway@... - `+.,.+'...
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Lionel Ghoti
ghoti@...
Aug 6, 1999 7:06 pm
Thank you all for your kind words re my humble Shavian software revolution. I've just uploaded version 1.1 of Ghoti Fingers, the virtual Shavian typewriter for...
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Lionel Ghoti
ghoti@...
Aug 9, 1999 3:43 am
Now I realise why people release beta versions of programs. The splash screen in the previous version of Ghoti Fingers has been removed, because it was causing...
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Lionel Ghoti
ghoti@...
Aug 11, 1999 6:50 pm
Shavian Email TemplateThe HTML-formatted text below is written in the Shavian alphabet. To read it you will need a Shavian font such as Lionspaw. Links...
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A.M.Callaway
acal@...
Aug 12, 1999 2:10 pm
... screen in the previous version of Ghoti Fingers has been removed, because it was causing problems for some people. There's also a new "Keep on top" option,...
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Lionel Ghoti
ghoti@...
Aug 13, 1999 12:16 am
... From: A.M.Callaway <acal@...> To: <shavian@egroups.com> Sent: 10 August 1999 3:44 pm Subject: [shavian] Re: Another Ghoti Fingers update ... I'm...
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simon.barne@...
Aug 13, 1999 6:32 pm
A few days ago I started a temporary job as a cataloguer in a public library in London. Today I was cataloguing a book about Shaw's Pygmalion, so I idly...
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Simon Barne
simon.barne@...
Aug 13, 1999 6:34 pm
A few days ago I started a temporary job as a cataloguer in a public library in London. Today I was cataloguing a book about Shaw's Pygmalion, so I idly ...
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nerd525@...
Aug 13, 1999 6:35 pm
<font face="Lionspaw">F hAv nOtist HAt wen H sQnd "Ia" P "ia" apCz, sum pIpal YlwEz Vz "W" YlwEz n uHDz Vz it OnlI if H I/i iz strest. wFl H lAtD mE bI H mP...
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Lee A. Miller
LeeM1023@...
Aug 13, 1999 9:24 pm
Yes, these were the "Trustees'" copies that were presented to libraries in English speaking countries. I don't have any idea how many are still around. I...
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Daniel Gregory Szczurek
twojbrat@...
Aug 13, 1999 11:48 pm
Dear fellow-Shavians, I found a copy of the Androcles and the Lion bi-spelling system in my public library in Washington, USA. Since the book is no longer ...
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Daniel Gregory Szczurek
twojbrat@...
Aug 13, 1999 11:54 pm
Dear Sir, I sould not read your message because I have not yet downloaded a Shavian font. I will try to do so today, if I can find one that will download to an...
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Ian Cooper
enigma@...
Aug 15, 1999 1:41 pm
Hi Shavian Group! My name is Iain, and i have just been introduced to this fine alphabet by a friend! I hope to learn, practise and become fluent in it. Yours...
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A.M.Callaway
acal@...
Aug 15, 1999 2:37 pm
At 05:01 PM 8/13/99 -0800, you wrote: [snip] ... Try http://www.shavian.f9.co.uk/fonts.html for a start. :-) - .+'^'+. A.M.Callaway -----------------...
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A.M.Callaway
acal@...
Aug 15, 1999 2:40 pm
At 11:35 AM 8/13/99 -0700, you wrote: [snip] ... At a pinch it could be adapted for Esperanto, and indeed any other language that has the English phonemes and...
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nerd525@...
Aug 16, 1999 7:58 pm
nerd52-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/shavian/?start=212 ... terribly ... the ... communication, I ... I suggest you go to...
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nerd525@...
Aug 16, 1999 8:08 pm
nerd52-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/shavian/?start=213 ... alphabet by a ... Welcome to the Shavian group, Iain! I always...
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nerd525@...
Aug 16, 1999 8:12 pm
... I meant http://www.demeyere.com/Shavian/info.html...
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Simon Barne
simon.barne@...
Aug 18, 1999 6:58 pm
I can't download your IPA typewriter, as the file's too big and it gets timed out. (Can you break it into manageable chunks?) Also, all my emails to you are...
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Daniel Gregory Szczurek
twojbrat@...
Aug 19, 1999 1:14 am
Dear co-Shavians, Some remarks on my use of Shavian which you may like to respond to: (1) The letters are generally easy to write, but I find when writing (and...
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Phillip Driscoll
phild@...
Aug 19, 1999 3:59 am
Just F.Y.I.: Although Esperanto is already phonetically spelled and so does not need Shavian, a man in Kalamazoo (MI, USA) has adapted it. But note that he...
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Philip Newton
philip.newton@...
Aug 19, 1999 5:59 am
... I'd be interested in how you manage that as the phonetic repertoire is different from that of English. For example, the <kh> sound doesn't exist in ...
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A.M.Callaway
acal@...
Aug 20, 1999 2:46 pm
Hello Daniel ... [snip] ... No. But it's certainly an exercise worth conducting. My personal feeling is that it would be harder. The letters are all similar,...
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A.M.Callaway
acal@...
Aug 20, 1999 2:46 pm
G'day Phillip (and all) ... Wasn't that a song? [g] ... My interest is that one day I hope to make an artificial language, and I've been searching for a...
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Philip Newton
philip.newton@...
Aug 20, 1999 2:59 pm
... I read something along these lines, too -- Mark Rosenfelder, in his Language Construction Kit, said (at http://www.zompist.com/kitlong.html#alphabet): ...
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Lee A. Miller
LeeM1023@...
Aug 20, 1999 9:36 pm
Well, . . . ... If you want an "artificial" language that has practical benefits and a community of speakers world-wide, you don't need to make one--Esperanto...
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Daniel Gregory Szczurek
twojbrat@...
Aug 21, 1999 4:21 am
Dear Lee, I think you are right on target with your comments on Shavian and Esperanto. I am an Esperantist and have been since 1963. It may not be perfect, but...
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Daniel Gregory Szczurek
twojbrat@...
Aug 21, 1999 4:23 am
Dear Sir, Thank you for the most welcome comments on my suggestions for modifying Shavian. Yes, I think your comments on dyslexia are very interesting. I...
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Phillip Driscoll
phild@...
Aug 21, 1999 5:34 am
... I read the scathing article in Monato, and I think the reviewer was a bit unfair. His entire complaint was that he had already learned Shavian for ...
