Book 4 · 77 leaves

No E, No V, No W

Phonetic Law

The phonetic law is a fence: Palao-Abrayi and Aramaic sounds are not rewritten with e, v, or w, lest English drag them home to Babel.

For scribes who would rather look strange than sound stolen.

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Seven chapters

1. 1The Three Letters We RefuseE, V, W as English hooks.
2. 2Dauuid Not DavidThe sovereign's name as a case study.
3. 3YAHuuah Not YahwehW is a hook. The Name does not need it.
4. 4Aulad Not Begat-EnglishAramaic aulad as restored verb.
5. 5Law as KindnessThe fence is chesed to the beginner.
6. 6When English Is AllowedTeaching sentences may use English. Phonetic lines may not break the law.
7. 7DrillsThe mouth learns by repetition, not by theory.