Re: U+0185 in Zhuang and Azeri (was Re: unicode Digest V4 #3)

From: Peter Kirk (peterkirk@qaya.org)
Date: Mon Jan 05 2004 - 18:22:17 EST

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    On 05/01/2004 14:35, Peter Kirk wrote:

    > On 05/01/2004 14:12, jameskass@att.net wrote:
    >
    >> ... With regards to U+0185, could it be
    >> said that the informative glyph in TUS 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 is a bit
    >> misleading, or does that glyph represent a variance from the
    >> text(s) with which you're familiar?
    >>
    >>
    >>
    > Yes, you are right, and using a very British hyperbole. The TUS 4.0
    > glyph is quite simply incorrect. ...

    Not hyperbole, of course, but its opposite, litotes or understatement.

    > ...
    > I conclude that the same glyph can be used for Chuang and Azerbaijani,
    > but it needs to be significantly shorter than the Unicode reference
    > glyph.
    >
    >
    That is, shorter than the reference glyph in TUS 4.0. This reference
    glyph needs to be changed. I would suggest a form identical to U+0446. 

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