Peter T. Daniels scripsit:

> > I was suddenly enlightened. Peter Daniels doesn't know how things
> > are encoded in Unicode and what terms are being used.
>
> and he doesn't care ... he doesn't need to know how the computer-jocks
> get the scripts to come out right on the screen.

If Unicode were designed only for rendering purposes, it would be a great
deal simpler than it is. Indeed, it would not be necessary at all. The
whole point of having a single universal encoding of letters and their
friends is to permit processing other than rendering to take place in a
systematic and unified way, as much as the rather miscellaneous nature of
the subject permits.

> > Korean - encoded by phoneme and syllable
>
> (what does that _mean_??)

It means that there are two encodings of Korean writing within Unicode
(regrettably): one which encodes Korean hangul individually, and one which
encodes Korean syllables (only the modern ones, but including ones which
are not actually required by the Korean language).

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In might the Feanorians / that swore the unforgotten oath
brought war into Arvernien / with burning and with broken troth.
and Elwing from her fastness dim / then cast her in the waters wide,
but like a mew was swiftly borne, / uplifted o'er the roaring tide.
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