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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by denton-scratch on Saturday May 06, 2023 @11:56AM (#35842590)
> because they used dots

Written language should be pronounceable - it's a written rendition of a spoken language. Even math formulae are pronounceable. How are you supposed to pronounce “français.e.s”?

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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by hashmush on Saturday May 06, 2023 @02:29PM (#35844014)
Not really the main point of my comment, but okay.

Firstly, mapping symbols to sound is arbitrary and based on convention.

I don't speak French, but I wouldn't say français.e.s is that much worse than français(e)s, pronunciation-wise. But I do agree that -.e.s is a bit odd. Kinda like w/ and w/o in English. I mean, seriously, why isn't it w. and w.o. like any other abbreviation.

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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by denton-scratch on Saturday May 06, 2023 @04:17PM (#35845015)
I think it's more like "s/he". It's a typographical notation with no common understanding of how it's supposed to be pronounced.
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