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I would hate to type my language in English letters. Which English letter do I use for ח? How about ע? What about needing to add a צירי to a letter? How about the occasional RLM mark?

And forget about the technical aspects, the cultural aspects of suggesting to use a foreign alphabet to write in one's native language is insulting. This is a technique often used by conquerors, just ask any southern ex-Soviet state. Even if the Japanese have accepted it due to technical limitations.



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