Ambiguous Spaces

[Aga Tentakulus]

An "honest" transliteration should be about what is, not what you want it to be.

'Get your facts first, and then you can distort 'em as much as you please.' -Mark Twain

In the 15th century they didn't have have a choice between le and l' ; when xxx started with a vowel the apostrophe was not written. It is true that spaces were often omitted in manuscripts: when you know the language, it's easy to locate missing spaces, just as in spoken language.

   
Example from the 14th century.
I already know what I'm talking about.

The difference. Sometimes it's done and sometimes it's not. Which also makes it a problem.
"dachs" or "dachs" seen as "dachs" and "d achs".
Badger and axle. With "ddachs" it's clear. The first is always the article, and you can even find that in the VM. "88xxxx".

Der Unterschied. Mach mal wird es gemacht, und manchmal nicht. Was es auch zum Problem macht.
"dachs" oder "dachs" so gesehen "dachs" und "d achs".
Dachs und Achse. Bei "ddachs" ist es klar. Der erste ist immer der Artikel, und das kann man sogar im VM finden. "88xxxx".