VMs: transcriptions and shorthand notes

["GC" <gc-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One thing for certain is that in places, my transcription is in major need
of correction.  I know you're probably going to be going back through the
EVA transcription as well, but before you do, I wonder if it isn't time to
take a new look at certain glyphs and see if you don't see a pattern?  I
know I certainly do.

I know Nick's been playing with the idea of shorthand, and I remember
shouting out the word a time or two myself.  I'm not saying it's written in
shorthand, only that there are shorthand notes used in the creation of some
of the glyphs.  I think that sometimes people approach things differently,
but are still working toward the same understanding.

For instance, the EVA <r> and <s>.  If you look at <r>, it is really nothing
more than <i> with a "backward c" loop on the top.  <s> is nothing more than
<e> with the same loop.  Start looking through and you're going to find that
loop occasionally over the <y>, as well as in some of the oddest of places.
What is that loop, and why would the <i> or <c> be any different without it?

You're also going to find the <r> with the <i>portion as the usual diagonal
stroke, but also with a stroke that is vertical, as well as one that is
horizontal.  How does this change the "meaning" of <r> ?

Now that you can see more clearly,  you're going to find the <ch> with the
marks I've indicated before, the hook, the teardrop, the reverse hook, and
the "pointed" hook.  Are these important?

There have been a lot of new observations in the last couple of years, and
there won't be any shortage now, with clear images fueling the imagination.
There's too much excitement going on right now, but it doesn't hurt to keep
some of this in the back of your mind while looking at the images and the
text.

GC






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