--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "Nicholas Bodley" <nbodley@...> wrote:

> Otoh, much of Thai and Armenian, neither which I read at all, but can
> identify, seems to consist largely of paired vertical strokes. To my
> ignorant eyes, the letters look similar enough (I think) that they are
> somewhat hard to distinguish.

I definitely agree for Thai. While I'm obviously biased by regualrly
reading the Roman script, I find the place names on road signs far
easier to read in the Roman alphabet rather than in the Thai alphabet,
even though the Roman x-height is about half the Thai x-height.

Richard.