The Chaos (Was: Re: Graphemes defined)

On Mon, 31 May 2004 08:28:38 -0400, Peter T. Daniels
<grammatim@...> wrote:

> Nicholas Bodley wrote:
>>
>> I've lagged in reading recent posts to Qalam, but this is an excellent
>> time to offer a link: :)
>>
>> <http://www.mipmip.dsl.pipex.com/tidbits/pronunciation.shtml>

[nb]

>> Why the author's identity, and even the title of the poem, were lost
>> track of, I have no idea. The identity of the author and its title seem
>> to have been lost, misleading many to think it was anonymous.
>
> ? The author and his pseudonym are given at the top.

Oh, dear! *Truly* careless writing. Of course; I was aware of that. I'm
sorry.

Many references to the poem seem to consider it anonymous, and although
I've known about it for a long time, only recently did I learn of its
author and title. However, being an hermit probably extended my ignorance.

> You'll find this in Crystal's _Encyclopedia_.

>> Is it cruel to impose this upon ESL people?
>
> ??

It presents a very high concentration of "difficulties"; my question
wasn't very serious.

> It helps to print it in quatrains.

Something to keep in mind.

Thank you, Peter.
--
Nicholas Bodley /*|*\ Waltham, Mass.
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