Say what Alpana :-)?
Well, I got the idea, sorta-kinda, that you are on Neep's side. But the rest I couldn't figure out. Are you relapsing to the mode of complicated-speak that Nitin attempted to cure you from :-)? c-da At 8:41 AM -0600 11/8/02, Alpana Sarangapani wrote: >> *** count me in on your side here Neep :-). Makes a lot of sense. I know >> Rajen also advocated the same right here in Assam net years ago. > >It turned out to be that I am again in the opposition (actually not, it is >just too much for me to bear), C'da. Serves me right for not paying >attention! > >I don't know how my thoughts go into the same line with the people that I've >never (or don't wish to meet) met. Once before, as Utpal (sort of) pointed >out (I think) with the politicians from Assam (about the Assamese language), >and now with the folks in England. > >I think it is time for me to join politics. uxh, it gave me the goosebumps >already! > >:) > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Neep Hazarika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Alpana Sarangapani" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 8:17 AM >Subject: Re: X for sha > > >> At 8:43 AM +0000 11/8/02, Neep Hazarika wrote: >> >Since the x's in Assamese are pronounced the same, would it not make >> >sense to do away with it all and have only one alphabet to represent it? >> >Also, one whole line of ta, tha, da,.. can be eliminated. A dynamic >> >language has to get rid of vestigeal alphabets. I tried to run this by >> >some of the Oxomiya folks here, but they were purists who would have >> >none of it. There need not be separate alphabets for dointya, murdhanya >> >and talibya x. A lot of energy is spent unnecessarily spelling, e.g., >> >xuxruxa, creative energy which could be better utilized elsewhere. >> > >> *** count me in on your side here Neep :-). Makes a lot of sense. I know >> Rajen also advocated the same right here in Assam net years ago. >> >> cm >>
