--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@...>
wrote:

> > Arabic provides the comparison you are looking for, as it allows
> > partial dotting.
>
> Now, what do _you_ mean by "dotting"? Surely you can't omit some

of the

> dots that distinguish e.g. b from n from t? Do you mean vowel

pointing?

Sorry, yes, I do mean pointing. (Mind you, taken *literally*, dots
and points are practically the same! No, I'm not planning to 're-
dot' the walls of my house!)

Richard.