Re: ASCII convention

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 09:41:08 +0300: "Jukka K. Korpela"
<jkorpela@xxxxxxxxx>: in sci.lang:

>When writing for general audience, it is probably better to use
>quotation marks (according to the rules of the language you are writing
>in) rather than any special notation: The letter "w" often represents a
>semivowel in English.

Or use nothing at all, because the word 'letter' already makes clear
what is meant?

--
Ruud Harmsen - http://rudhar.com

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