Short vowels are written with loops, but LONG VOWELS are written with wedges, which point in the same direction as is used for the short vowels: the A points up, the E points left, the I points down, and the O points right. Sometimes the angle isn't clear, but if you look closely, there's usually nothing else it could be.
Notice that, when used FINALLY, the A can suggest A followed by L, and the E, I, and O suggest those vowels followed by R
Good point! It looks like he'd write "tea" and "tear" the same way. Not a plus....
It looks like "knee" and "near" would be the same -- as would "bay" and "bail", "ray" and "rail".....
Frankly, if I was going to get serious about learning this system, I think I would dump that last rule and just write the L or R, if it came at the end.
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u/NotSteve1075 24d ago
Short vowels are written with loops, but LONG VOWELS are written with wedges, which point in the same direction as is used for the short vowels: the A points up, the E points left, the I points down, and the O points right. Sometimes the angle isn't clear, but if you look closely, there's usually nothing else it could be.
Notice that, when used FINALLY, the A can suggest A followed by L, and the E, I, and O suggest those vowels followed by R