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	pokecheck 2005-02-07 11:40 am UTC (link)
	Maybe his name really is David Taylor. Maybe his mom reallllly liked asteriks. That would be funny. (Reply to this)

	ladybirdsleeps 2005-02-07 12:04 pm UTC (link)
	Yes Japanese did evolve from Chinese and in the transition some new Japanese characters were created You mean, like how Russian evolved from Greek? <mutter>Yet another reason for introductory linguistics in high school ... </mutter> (Reply to this)(Thread)

	renata_hpjc 2005-02-07 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	They must mean the writing, rather than the language. But on the face of it .. shyeah. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hinata 2005-02-07 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	I just think it's funny that anything written in the "Japanese" font would come out looking like Chinese and would effectively be gibberish. Seriously though, the hell do you use it for, your next "kewliez" kanji tattoo? That alone makes my inner linguist cry. I'm not touching the debate. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ladybirdsleeps 2005-02-07 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	It's probably intended for web and graphic design work, rather than writing English. I downloaded it a long time ago (I don't think that typographic is the creator) but have never used it for anything except background noise on graphics. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mistressrenet 2005-02-07 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	That was painful. I liked You're all wrong. It looks like Mexican to me though. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kookaburra 2005-02-09 08:06 am UTC (link)
	Seriously- what would "Mexican" writing look like? Mayan hieroglyphs? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mistressrenet 2005-02-09 11:57 am UTC (link)
	Actually, I figured that was a joke. The Mayans did go as far North as Mexico, but I think that Mexico was mostly Aztec country. It's been a long time since I studied the region though! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kookaburra 2005-02-09 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	Ah- see, this is why I shouldn't read F_W late at night, my funny-detector needs rebooting. I think Mayans were a bit south of Mexico (it's been a long time for me, too) but I'm not sure if the Aztecs developed a written language. I got distracted by thier hardcore human sacrifices. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ladybirdsleeps
2005-02-09 07:08 pm UTC (link)

<useless information>The Mayans were actually centered on the Yucatan peninsula--they DID have cities in Mexico, but also in Belize, Guatemala (Tikal!), and Honduras.

And the Aztecs didn't have writing; they just had a sophisticated pictographic mnemonic system. They might have developed a full-fledged writing if they hadn't gotten steamrolled by Spain.</useless information>

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	annabelle_lee 2005-02-08 02:15 am UTC (link)
	Forget the wank cause ZOMG! fonts I don't have on my computer yet! Yay! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	blackjackrocket 2005-02-08 06:08 am UTC (link)
	I know! I spent a good three hours there last night! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	wankismyfandom 2005-02-08 03:36 pm UTC (link)
	Yes! Font whores unite! (Reply to this)(Parent)