28-04-2024, 02:28 PM
As far as I am concerned, everyone should use the transliteration alphabet they like.
For communication, having everyone understand a single 'lingua franca' is a great advantage.
We have the luxury (that Currier et al did not have) that we can replace the alphabet with simple
commands, scripts, or home-brewn tools. This makes the whole question far less critical.
When I do stats, I always replace 'weirdoes' by their nearest equivalent.
The point is: having them in the file give one the choice. Had they not been recorded, who knows if we would be missing something.
The 'ligature' type of weirdoes like ckhhh etc are a different situation, because these appear intentional, and neither Currier nor v101 can capture them.
For communication, having everyone understand a single 'lingua franca' is a great advantage.
We have the luxury (that Currier et al did not have) that we can replace the alphabet with simple
commands, scripts, or home-brewn tools. This makes the whole question far less critical.
When I do stats, I always replace 'weirdoes' by their nearest equivalent.
The point is: having them in the file give one the choice. Had they not been recorded, who knows if we would be missing something.
The 'ligature' type of weirdoes like ckhhh etc are a different situation, because these appear intentional, and neither Currier nor v101 can capture them.