Re: intrinsic advantage of Latin alphabet over bopomofo (for Chinese)??

LEE Sau Dan <danlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Dylan" == Dylan Sung <dylanwhs.tsktsktsk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Dylan> I would suggest you look up methods of character input on
Dylan> even smaller keypads. Namely cellphones. The use of texting
Dylan> in Chinese means that some form of fast character input is
Dylan> being used. Why limit yourself to a whole 50 key (or so)
Dylan> keyboard, when you can use the number pad, as some do.

A keypad with not more than a single key would suffice. Morse code
has been in practice for more than a century, hasn't it? ;)

Morse code isn't binary. The length is "phonemic". :-)
The gaps and their lengths are just as important as the marks
and their lengths.

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Lee Sau Dan


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