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  • 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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