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Latin can't be used to express Polish; at least not without extra letters, at which point I think it ceases to be "just" Latin script? But maybe that was also
by klausa 5mo ago
Latin can't be used to express Polish; at least not without extra letters, at which point I think it ceases to be "just" Latin script?
But maybe that was also your point.
- brnt 5mo agoLike Latin, C++98 was just a v1. By the way, what we call Latin now is already an evolved version, slightly tweaked from what Romans used. And before that, Latin itself was derived. My point is that C++ lets you write in very different languages (or dialects your analogy if preference is) that at times appear barely related.
- IsTom 5mo ago> at which point I think it ceases to be "just" Latin script? I draw my line at 'U'.
- tardedmeme 5mo agoWhen the testing is over, 'U' will be... missed.
- mejutoco 5mo agoI like this metaphor. Spanish ñ, Catalan or French ç, German ß. Similarly for ł and other Polish letters. It seems strictly speaking the latin alphabet cannot cover many european languages. But mostly we can say latin can express that. You can write "ss" for German and l for Polish, etc, so it can definitely be used. Source: whatssap messages.
- anthk 5mo agoSpanish: 'ny' as a digraph. Accented vowels (stress marks) and ü -> 'a 'e 'i 'o 'u and maybe :u.
- mejutoco 5mo agoIt seems we agree that the latin alphabet can represent these for Polish, Spanish, etc.
- PapstJL4U 5mo ago"ss" is a different sound in German. Trasse (line/ train path) vs Straße (street)
- mejutoco 5mo agoStill, when ß is not available one can use ss to represent it. Same with l and ł etc