Re: Random Spellings (was: Decorative diacritics)

Hi!

"Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@...> writes:

>...
> > It was the foreign linguists who decided that diacritics should be
> > used phonemically (obligatory and consistent) because it is easier
> > for them.
>
> I'm having considerable trouble understanding this remark. How would
> elements of a writing system be used, other than "phonemically"?

Well, I suppose just as the name of the thread suggests: decorative. :-)

**Henrik