On 27/06/2011 05:34, Sean Breheny wrote:
> at some point various marks were introduced to indicate
> vowels, and there now exists a major variant which has full symbols
> for vowels. However, the structure of the language is such that, in
> most cases, the consonants are enough to at least determine the root
> word, so it seems that the ambiguity you are talking about is much
> less likely in Hebrew.
>

Only kiddies books and the Bible have "points". Regular text doesn't and=20
it's not a problem.

Evn Englsh y cn lv ot all th vwls excpt th ldng ons and it wrks qut wll

Like Y in English there are some vowel like letters in the aleph-beth

Plurals are fun for adults learning. But usually the host / cafe  etc=20
knows you want Eggs on the meal and not Swamps.

Pronounce Aaron wrong and it's the Hebrew for a  Wardrobe. More fun=20
learning a language in a country than in School or at home.



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