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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (13840)	8/17/1998 10:54:00 AM
From: Drew Williams	Respond to of 152472

Perhaps we should all post in Pig Latin?

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (13840)	8/17/1998 10:54:00 AM
From: marginmike	Respond to of 152472

Jon American computer makers dont think its worth it for a few million finns in the dark! So they can learn to speak the International language(can we say anglais) Ourvoir!

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (13840)	8/17/1998 11:13:00 AM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 152472

Actually, we do have a special keyboard just for Finns in all the computer models here (and naturally all the mobile phones as well). Only letters A and O have those double dotted versions above them... they move the pronunciation of A and O into throat and ensure no hostile aliens will ever learn our language well enough to impersonate a native Finn. The most interesting word in Finnish is "h„„y”aie" which means "wedding night intention". It's the most vowel-rich eight letter word in the world. And now I'll stop, I promise... I'm sensing slowly mounting feelings of hostility and disgruntlement about this topic among the readership. Tero