Re: Abugida*s*: exegesis of the differences

Peter T. Daniels scripsit:

> Does the average person think they are speaking prose?

Hopefully not, since they plainly are not, unless you define "prose"
as "any linguistic expression which is not verse".

> > There should be a series of questions we could device to determine if
> > users perceive their writing system as an abugida or syllabary. Up to
> > the challenge? I'm willing to work on it if you are :-)
>
> Do people perceive X as a femur or a thigh-bone? How is it relevant?

Since "femur" and "thigh-bone" are synonymous, and "syllabary" and
"abugida" aren't, how can this be anything but arrant nonsense?

Do at least try to pay attention.

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