Re: Response to Everson Phoenician and why June 7?

From: Dean Snyder (dean.snyder@jhu.edu)
Date: Thu May 20 2004 - 23:38:38 CDT

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    Doug Ewell wrote at 9:27 PM on Thursday, May 20, 2004:

    >Dean Snyder <dean dot snyder at jhu dot edu> wrote:
    >
    >> Doesn't the idea that so many people will embrace a new Fraktur range
    >> imply that it's the right thing to do?
    >
    >Who has ever asked for that?

    I have no one in mind.

    But, by analogy, so should no one think thusly about Phoenician (which is
    to Jewish Hebrew script what Fraktur is to Roman German script).

    Respectfully,

    Dean A. Snyder

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