Re: VMs: Strange pair statistics

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff,

At 23:57 15/01/2004 +0000, Jeff wrote:
> Take a look at this table of the top 21 VMS EVA pairs. <...>
> Now if we take as read that certain combinations are single glyphs.
> Surely the combination ho must be placed in this category with
> reference to the above table. It is on the steepest part of the curve.

I believe you're mainly looking at the "cho" statistics (as "ch" is plainly 
intended to be read as a single glyph). IIRC, "cho" appears a lot more in 
Language A than in Language B, though I don't recall what the relative 
proportions are when you remove verbose cipher-like pairs ("ol", "or", etc).

> I came across this tonight while I was checking something else out.
> I must admit that I don't know where to go from here. This makes me
> think hoax more than ever. I cannot explain this any other way.

IMO, if you'd started from glyphs rather than from strokes, a lot of these 
mystifications would probably not have arisen in your mind - frankly, the 
VMs is mysterious enough without working so hard to make it even more 
problematic. :-o

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling..... 


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