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Tracy's avatar

I agree that the high should be on top and the low on the bottom. How can that not be universally obvious?

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

Yes! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.

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Vampyricon's avatar

Oh boy, if you think Thai orthography is bad, check out Tangut's. Thankfully, the language is extinct, so no one *has* to learn it.

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

OK now I know which language not to get close to, at least not this year :):)

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Lena Telman's avatar

Tan'ka, this is mind-blowing funny! ( i did't understand anything about the consonant/vowel system, but the way you wrute about it is hilarious. And, I am honored ( again) to be part of your story:) If I knew that note would end up in your substack - I would've manicured my thumb:)

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

The moral of the story is - always have a manicured thumb :) !

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