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id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_48"><var id="yiv3028448506yui-ie-cursor"></var><var id="yiv3028448506yui-ie-cursor"></var><var id="yiv3028448506yui-ie-cursor"></var>To self and Bcc to some</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_83"> </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_84">I saw in Tel Aviv (Hebrew) Teheran (Persian) people</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_59">using Roman
script for chemical equations etc. though</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_61">their scripts are written right to left. I was not sure of</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_64">Arabic language people (who saw to it that their</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_66">language is recognized
as UN language). A scholar</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_68">(with sample) confirmed usage of Roman script for</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_70">chemical equations etc. in Arabic...... Conclusion ??<br><u id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_81">Whole
educated world</u> (who knows some chemistry)</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_72"><u id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_82">knows Roman script</u>. So one should well consider</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_75">Roman script as an option for Marathi, if and when</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_77">Devanagari script is unavailable for any reason. <var id="yiv3028448506yui-ie-cursor"></var></div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_93"> </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_94">गरज पडली तर रोमन लिपी वापरावी.</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_97">garaj' pad'li tar roman lipi vaapraavi.</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_99">-- MN Gogate (<a href="http://www.mngogate.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.mngogate.com/</a>) </div><div
id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_53">See article E15 sister languages, M22 </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_70">हे विश्वची माझे घर he vishv<var id="yiv3028448506yui-ie-cursor"></var>achi maaj'he ghar</div><div> </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_57">रोमनमध्ये ह्रस्वदीर्घभेद कटकट काढून टाकावी</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_61">ज चे दुहेरी उच्चार स्पष्ट करावेत ( j, j' )</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_62">सरकार, ऋषि, मध्ये, दु:ख << ध्वनीनुसार >></div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_66">sarkaar, rushi, madhe, dukkha लिहावेत.</div><div
id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_71"> </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_72">मराठी > इंग्रजी वेगाने लोक
माध्यम बदलत आहेत.<var id="yiv3028448506yui-ie-cursor"></var></div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_76">(चूक, पण ती वस्तुस्थिती) रोमन लिपीत का होईना</div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_80">मराठीशी संपर्क रहाण्यास काही पावले टाकावीत.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_88"> </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_89">-- </div><div> </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_63"> </div><div> </div> <div class="yiv3028448506ms__id2871 yiv3028448506ms__id793 yiv3028448506ms__id11327 yiv3028448506ms__id1189 yiv3028448506ms__id968 yiv3028448506ms__id9997" id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_29_1371686398861_51" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
10pt;"> <div class="yiv3028448506ms__id9998" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> ERRADI Mohammed <m.erradi@um5s.net.ma><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Madhukar Gogate <mng1932@yahoo.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 18 June 2013 4:51 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: chemical symbols in Arabic etc<br> </font> </div> <div class="yiv3028448506y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3028448506"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Mr Madhukar Gogate</div><div>this practice is adopted also in Arabic, ie, <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">chemical formulas, equations -embedded in
the texts- </font><span class="yiv3028448506ms__id2880 yiv3028448506ms__id801 yiv3028448506ms__id11335 yiv3028448506ms__id1197 yiv3028448506ms__id976 yiv3028448506ms__id10005" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">are written in Roman script (left to right direction). see an example in the attached file .</span></div>
<div><span class="yiv3028448506ms__id2881 yiv3028448506ms__id802 yiv3028448506ms__id11336 yiv3028448506ms__id1198 yiv3028448506ms__id977 yiv3028448506ms__id10006" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">best regards</span></div><div><span class="yiv3028448506ms__id2882 yiv3028448506ms__id803 yiv3028448506ms__id11337 yiv3028448506ms__id1199 yiv3028448506ms__id978 yiv3028448506ms__id10007" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div></div><div class="yiv3028448506gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="yiv3028448506gmail_quote">2013/6/15 Madhukar Gogate <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mng1932@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mng1932@yahoo.com">mng1932@yahoo.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="yiv3028448506gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;">
<div><div class="yiv3028448506ms__id2884 yiv3028448506ms__id805 yiv3028448506ms__id11339 yiv3028448506ms__id1201 yiv3028448506ms__id980 yiv3028448506ms__id10009" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv3028448506ms__id2885 yiv3028448506ms__id806 yiv3028448506ms__id11340 yiv3028448506ms__id1202 yiv3028448506ms__id981 yiv3028448506ms__id10010" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div>Dear Mr M. Erradi (Arabic Scholar)</div><div> </div><div>I got your contact in Linguistlist, wherein</div>
<div>you have announced some other matter.</div><div> </div><div>I have another query, and I thought you</div><div>may answer, as expert in Arabic language.</div><div> </div><div>Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Greek, Tamil,</div>
<div>Japanese etc are written in non-Roman</div><div>scripts. But chemical formulas, equations</div><div>are written in Roman script. Thus > H,
Fe,</div><div>C, Ca = Hydrogen, Iron, Carbon, Calcium.</div><div> </div><div>Is this practice adopted in Arabic, Persian,</div><div>Hebrew languages written in scripts right</div><div>to left direction ? Chemistry text may be</div>
<div>in respective scripts, but what about writing</div><div>chemistry formulas, equations ? Or are</div><div>there some other non-Roman symbols ?</div><div> </div><div>Early reply will be appreciated. Thanks.</div><div>
-- MN Gogate (<a href="http://www.mngogate.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.mngogate.com/</a>)</div>
<div>See
biodata & article E09, global numerals.</div><div><var></var> </div><div id="yiv3028448506yui_3_7_2_27_1371688624002_83"> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>