Re: VMs: ... speculating with "dairol"

[Nick Pelling <nickpelling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

At 11:32 23/02/2005 -0600, Knox Mix wrote:
> My questions are: Can the fact that EVA is somewhat pronounceable tell us 
> anything helpful at all about Voynichese?

That if it's not a language, then it's constructed to look like a language 
- but if anything, the regular appearance of VCVCVC-style patterns (think: 
"otolal") surely makes VC pairs more likely to be the base unit of its real 
language? This is one of the reasons why I see verbose ciphers as being 
(part of) the most likely explanation - but I would say that, wouldn't I? :-o

> Can the failure to resolve the glyphs into truly pronounceable words tell 
> us anything helpful about Voynichese?

Actually... if they have a theory to sell, you'll find that people can find 
a way of pronouncing just about anything. :-o

> Can the attempt be of any benefit?

Examining VCVC harmony benefits us in that it forces us to look at the 
underlying symmetry of the language, and to question why that exists at 
all. Having said that, the spirit of GC must surely be guiding my fingers 
as they type "attempting to pronounce EVA is a hobby for fools". :-o

Just about everyone still pronounces "qokeedy" much the same, though. :-)

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


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