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I get the impression that the Lao script is simpler, at least in the sense that it has fewer letters. Lao script has 27 letters from my count of the letters chart in the Wikipedia article, while...
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Michael
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2024-02-28T17:06:21Z (10 months ago)
Less -> Fewer. Some other proofing to make the edit worthwhile.
I get the impression that the Lao script is simpler at least in the sense that it has less letters.* Lao script has 27 letters from my count of the [letters chart in the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_script) while the Thai script contains about 39-44 letters (it depends which letters are considered "obsolete")* In a quick check I found its diacritical system very similar if not identical to that in Thai* [Lao tone markers are essentially those in Thai script](https://unicode-table.com/en/blocks/lao/)* I don't know if its a matter of reforms (and if so, by whom) or of selective adoption / sharing
- I get the impression that the Lao script is simpler, at least in the sense that it has fewer letters.
- * Lao script has 27 letters from my count of [the letters chart in the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_script), while the Thai script contains about 39-44 letters. (It depends which letters are considered "obsolete.")
- * In a quick check, I found its diacritical system very similar, if not identical, to that of Thai.
- * [Lao tone markers are essentially those in Thai script](https://unicode-table.com/en/blocks/lao/).
- * I don't know if it's a matter of reforms (and if so, by whom) or of selective adoption / sharing.
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I get the impression that it is indeed such.- * Lao script has 27 letters from my count of the [letters chart in the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_script) while the Thai script contains about 39-44 letters (it depends which letters are considered "obsolete")
- * In a quick check I found its diacritical system very similar if not identical to that in Thai
- * [Lao tone markers are essentially those in Thai script](https://unicode-table.com/en/blocks/lao/)
- * I don't know if its a matter of reforms (and if so, by whom) or of selective adoption / sharing
- I get the impression that the Lao script is simpler at least in the sense that it has less letters.
- * Lao script has 27 letters from my count of the [letters chart in the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_script) while the Thai script contains about 39-44 letters (it depends which letters are considered "obsolete")
- * In a quick check I found its diacritical system very similar if not identical to that in Thai
- * [Lao tone markers are essentially those in Thai script](https://unicode-table.com/en/blocks/lao/)
- * I don't know if its a matter of reforms (and if so, by whom) or of selective adoption / sharing
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- I get the impression that it is indeed such.
* Lao script has 27 letters from my count of the [letters chart in the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_script) while I don't know a consensus about the Thai script which contains about 39-44 letters* In a quick check I found its diacritical system very similar if not identical to Thai* [Its tone markers are essentially those in Thai script](https://unicode-table.com/en/blocks/lao/)- * I don't know if its a matter of reforms (and if so, by whom) or of selective adoption / sharing
- I get the impression that it is indeed such.
- * Lao script has 27 letters from my count of the [letters chart in the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_script) while the Thai script contains about 39-44 letters (it depends which letters are considered "obsolete")
- * In a quick check I found its diacritical system very similar if not identical to that in Thai
- * [Lao tone markers are essentially those in Thai script](https://unicode-table.com/en/blocks/lao/)
- * I don't know if its a matter of reforms (and if so, by whom) or of selective adoption / sharing
#1: Initial revision
I get the impression that it is indeed such. * Lao script has 27 letters from my count of the [letters chart in the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_script) while I don't know a consensus about the Thai script which contains about 39-44 letters * In a quick check I found its diacritical system very similar if not identical to Thai * [Its tone markers are essentially those in Thai script](https://unicode-table.com/en/blocks/lao/) * I don't know if its a matter of reforms (and if so, by whom) or of selective adoption / sharing