Re: Invention of the Alphabet

Lee Sau Dan wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Harlan" == Harlan Messinger <hmessinger.removethis@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Harlan> Out of curiosity, can you tell us your interpretation of
> Harlan> the distinction between |r(zi4) and µü (ci2) ?
>
> There is no clear distinction. Much like there is no clear-cut line
> separating black and white in the grayscale spectrum. The boundary is
> fuzzy.

I believe that represents a change of position from many years ago, when
this topic was done (one thought) to death here.
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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