Re: tilde Re: Number of writing systems

--- Nicholas Bodley <nbodley@...> wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 20:45:43 -0400, Andrew Dunbar
> <hippietrail@...>
> wrote:
>
> > Here in Mexico I've been noticing the "DE
> > ligature" in plaques, azulejos, statues, etc for a
> > month or so.
>
> Does it look something like an [½] with a middle
> ascender?

No! Perhaps there are two different DE ligatures? The
one I have been seeing is capital letters only and
looks like a capital D with the middle horizontal bar
of the E inside. If I had a digital camera I'd take a
photo to upload when I see the next one...

Andrew Dunbar.

> Very interesting.
>
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