Holger Dansk wrote:
On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 11:34:41 GMT, "Fletch F. Fletch"
wrote:
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You need a course in linguistics - written vowels were merely written
first by the Indians and Greeks, and before that written language was
merely a form of consonantal shorthand for speech. It doesn't mean
people didn't SAY the vowels!!!
Steve

Eureka!!!!!!!!!!!! There you go!!!!!!!!!! The Greeks were the first
to put the vowels in the alphabet!!!!! You finally got it!!!!!!!

Yet another tread-worn forensic device: declare victory while being
slaughtered.

But did you finally get the idea that the conclusions you were drawing were
based on a complete misunderstanding of this whole subject?

I understand the subject. Just as I said in my post of 6/2, a copy of
which is below :

I'm not claiming anything. I'm stating the fact that the Greeks were
the first people to put vowels in language.

False statement.

Prior to that time, it was all consonants in all languages.

False statement.

With vowels, they could make more words

False statement.

and do more thinking.

False statement.

(We think with words.)

Partially true statement.

This gave them an advantage over other civilizations.

Partially true statement.

This meant, of course, that they put them in their alphabet because
that's what their language was written with.

Backpedaling statement.

lojbab
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