VMs: Character Formation

[illumin8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Jim Comegys wrote:

> I have noticed the c or i character,

I believe you're referring to EVA/e/ or /i/. /c/ has a long top:

 ee
e
e
 eeee

 ccccccccc
c
c
 cccc

One of the reasons I don't like EVA. I think in terms of what the VMs
looks like to ME:

	/i/ is "i"
	/e/ = "c"
	/c/ = "long c"
	/s/ = "c + hook"
	/l/ = "x"
	/q/ = "x + ligature"

> I cannot always distinguish them <e> or <i>,

I agree. Cursive /e/ especially /eee/ tend to stand up and uncurl under
speed looking like /i/ & /iii/.


> My own best guess is that the huge majority
> of c's or i's are part of a nasal or in a 
> syllable with a nasal e.g. im, in, mi, etc.
> To me, the single c or i deserves the status of
> a letter and as a variant of "y" or '9'.
> Jim Comegys

Nasals. Very interesting. I like it.

Because of things like f005r.02R /oka?os/ where /?/ = "descender + dash"
or "backwards lowered 7" I have started to wonder if /y/ really does
equal /e/+/Ì/ = "c + descender" or even /a/+/Ì/ = "a + descender".


illumin8

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