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Re: Pinyin

Michael Everson <everson@evertype.com> Thu, 25 September 2008 07:44 UTC

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On 25 Sep 2008, at 01:20, Peter Constable wrote:

>> Even if not spec'd in BCP 47, this kind of thing is also something  
>> that this list could adopt as informal policy -- assuming a  
>> consensus can be formed and maintained.

As picnicked to picnic, so specked to spec? :-)

Anyway, 639 and 15924 both use mnemonicity though they do not promise  
anything. I would not believe we could "avoid" it.

Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com

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