Re: Random Spellings (was: Decorative diacritics)

Henrik Theiling wrote:

>
> 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. :-)

The name of the thread referred to things like "Mötley Crüe" and "Häagen
Dasz." I think "Spinal Tap" has a dieresis on the n.
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