Re: Number of writing systems

At 14:23 -0400 2005-09-30, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

> > Since 6 September I have been in Senegal, France, Ireland, New York,
> > Seattle, and am now in Vancouver, going to Portland, Jacksonville,
> > and Doylestown over the next fortnight, and this matter simply
> > doesn't have priority for me at the immediate moment. I am *busy*.
>
>Long before 6 September you were asked for your definition of "writing
>systems," yet you continue not to provide one. You certainly had enough
>time for contentless argumentative postings, addressed especially to
>Suzanne.

Actually, I already did provide a definition, but you overlooked it,
embedded in one of my messages. But then, you don't read what I write
very carefully. When I have time, I will dig it out and polish it up
in a more obvious fashion. This is not a priority for me, and I am
unlikely to get to it for a fortnight.

The definition is not absolute, as the facts about the world's
writing systems are not absolute.
--
Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com