06-07-2018, 12:33 PM
The Voynich MS *could* have a text written in someone's (or some group's) invented language.
The plain text proposed by Dr.Hoffmann is certainly not Latin, but could possibly be someone's invented language.
Calling it Latin, and then saying that the people who object don't know Latin, makes the whole thing less credible.
Anyway, at this point, this proposed solution enters an already fairly long list of earlier solutions.
There was Gerard Cheshire, who says it's some form of Latin, and so does 'farmerjohn' here in this forum.
There are also others, who say that it is an invented language (or a combination of languages).
If it's proposed to be an invented language, one should make the effort to describe it, try to understand its grammar, and produce a dictionary. I commend Luis Crassus for producing such a dictionary. That is a good effort, regardless whether it is right or wrong.
The present solution is, of course, not it.
The plain text proposed by Dr.Hoffmann is certainly not Latin, but could possibly be someone's invented language.
Calling it Latin, and then saying that the people who object don't know Latin, makes the whole thing less credible.
Anyway, at this point, this proposed solution enters an already fairly long list of earlier solutions.
There was Gerard Cheshire, who says it's some form of Latin, and so does 'farmerjohn' here in this forum.
There are also others, who say that it is an invented language (or a combination of languages).
If it's proposed to be an invented language, one should make the effort to describe it, try to understand its grammar, and produce a dictionary. I commend Luis Crassus for producing such a dictionary. That is a good effort, regardless whether it is right or wrong.
The present solution is, of course, not it.