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I wonder how much computers and spell-checkers are reducing the evolution of writing systems? In the past people could naturally stop using diacritics or make
by xenadu02 5y ago
I wonder how much computers and spell-checkers are reducing the evolution of writing systems?
In the past people could naturally stop using diacritics or make letter substitutions. Over time the language might eliminate their use. That seems less likely now.
Similarly introducing a new letter seems rather difficult in the computer age.