On 7/12/2011 1:34, Warp wrote:
>    Btw, Spanish is another language where you know how to pronounce written
> words unambiguously, even without context or previous knowledge.

That's because in the 1600's (1670? 1640?) one of the bishops basically said 
"Screw this - here's how people will now spell stuff in spanish..."

> between letters and how they are pronounced.

Technically, there isn't a 1-to-1 correspondence between letters and 
characters, either.  "ll" is one character, yes?

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Coding without comments is like
    driving without turn signals."

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