> > The letter "í" is the long form of "i". It is encoded > > 0069 0301 (or its equivalent 00E9). It would also > > be a spelling error to encode "í" with 0131. > > > > Those are the facts. It is not a matter for dispute. > > I'm sorry. I do not acknowledge the ISO's authority to dictate "spelling" > norms. > Like all linguistic behavior, correct spelling is a matter of usage.
Indeed. If the Irish alphabet had been influenced by the distinction that exists between dotted and dotless i that exists in Turkic languages then you would have a point (and in certain circumstances so would the Irish i). Whether an Irish person writes an i without a dot, an English person writes it with a dot, or a 12 year old girl penning a valentine card writes it with a heart it is still the letter i. -- Jon Hanna <http://www.hackcraft.net/> "…it has been truly said that hackers have even more words for equipment failures than Yiddish has for obnoxious people." - jargon.txt
