Le 13/12/13 08:33, Denis Jacquerye a écrit :
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Michael Everson <everson_at_evertype.com> wrote:
>> On 12 Dec 2013, at 15:29, Leo Broukhis <leob_at_mailcom.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hasn't http://www.unicode.org/standard/where/#Variant_Shapes explained it once and for all?
>> No, because users of N-shaped capital Eng consider n-shaped capital Eng to be *WRONG*, not an acceptable variant. And because n-shaped capital Eng consider N-shaped capital Eng to be *WRONG*, not an acceptable variant.
>>
>> Disunification is the best solution.
>>
>> I suppose nothing will happen until the governments of eng-using countries come together with a proposal.
> What if not every user of one form considers it wrong to use the other form?
>
> What if there’s evidence of use of both forms in those languages?
>
> What if the users who consider the other shape wrong are unaware of
> the history or variation of their own orthographies?
>
All those problems could be solved with variation selectors.
In the case of a disunification, you are compelled to choose one of the
two forms.
If variation sequences are preferred:
— those who consider a form is wrong simply use the VS associated with
the other form,
— and those who’re not bothered by that matter and wish more variation
might use the letter Ŋ without any VS.
About the history question, should I print my curriculum vitæ in
blackletter only because that writing style has been used in my country?
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