Jony Rosenne wrote:
Michael, this is not getting anywhere.
You think it is a different script, so you say "transliterate". They think
it's the same script, so they say "encode".
Since there are 22 letters with similar meanings and similar names, there is not much difference between transliteration and encoding in practice.
I don't think the history of writing systems is going to help us here. There is no disagreement about the facts, just about their interpretation.
Thank you, Jony. This is needed to be said and you put it very well.
John Hudson
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