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Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?

From: "Dora Smith" <villandra AT austin.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:31:12 -0500

Uh, well.... because they were the first alphabets, and they originated as
shorthand schemes among merchants who didn't have the time and money to
spend learning syllabic writing!

Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas
villandra AT austin.rr.com
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Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels? , (continued)
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/27/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/27/2005
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/27/2005
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/27/2005
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/28/2005
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/28/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels? (humor sort of for the day), Dora Smith, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Dora Smith, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/27/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Trevor Peterson, 04/27/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Karl Randolph, 04/27/2005
  - RE: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Ken Penner, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Vadim Cherny, 04/28/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, George F Somsel, 04/27/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Kevin Riley, 04/27/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 04/28/2005