>In Irish, however, initial digraphs like "tS" and "hO" and "gC" *are* a >standard part of the orthography, and constitute the normal capitalization >convention: words beginning thus are capitalized on the second letter, >not the first.
Interesting. I did not know that of Irish... And amazing. Is this convention still respected by modern writers?
Yes. Why wouldn't it be? It is normal Irish orthography.
I would have liked to see Michael exhibit this fact about Irish, a language that he certainly better knows in his area of life.
It was mentioned in my first post on this subject. I mentioned "an tSín". You mentioned it subsequently.
It's a shame that Michael translated and commented a French book about The Breton Grammar, and did not see that the "gW" occurence that he found in some other Breton books may simply be a typo for the normal "Gw" capitalization rule.
That spelling has NOTHING whatsoever to do with my little book, which is a handy and useful reference grammar of Breton. It is still in print and available from me if anyone needs one. ;-)
But this comment is just more "expert" rhetoric which isn't backed up by any expertise. Apparently it has been forgotten that not two hours ago Philippe made wildly incorrect claims about Breton alphabetical order, which I corrected.
I have lost my interest in discussing with you, Philippe. Adieu. Bonne chance. -- Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com
