I want to ask you about Shavian

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Hello,i read an artical about the dramatist Bernard Shaw, and i noticed that "Shavian" is repeated a alot. So, i search for this name in :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavian_alphabet but i didn't understand well, is Shavian another name of Bernard Shaw or who is he?thank you.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Have a look here.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shavian

Clive

LouiseT · Answer

Hello Shavian is not a person.

As a noun a Shavian is an admirer of Shaw's works.

As an adjective, something described as shavian means relating to Shaw or his works.

Anonymous · Answer

Ahlan ya Afnan,

"Shavian" is the adjective made from the name "Shaw."

Here's the Arabic explanation, assuming you speak Arabic:

?????? ?? ????? ?? ????? ???

(?????)

For example, if someone writes like George Bernard Shaw, you can say he is writing in a Shavian style.

From the Wikipedia article you posted, the Shavian alphabet reflects George Bernard Shaw's wish for "a system which would be an economical way of writing and of printing the English language." The movement to simplify and standardize a language is something you might know a lot about as an Arabic speaker!

Anonymous · Answer

Shaw is an English author. He invented the shavian phonetic spelling system. It is not keyboard friendly. No one uses it now, I think.

For an English friendly and keyboard friendly phonetic spelling system use truespel. The English converter is truespel.com. It free and only USA English at this time.

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