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Bur Ger A Head: Thai fondness for English syllabism

October 13, 2018 @ 4:33 pm· Filed by under Kerning, Writing systems

The following portfolio of photographs illustrating the Thai penchant for separating English words into syllables was taken by Paul Midler over many years of travel in the region:

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Spacing within words

October 8, 2018 @ 12:30 am· Filed by under Kerning, Typography

Speaking of spaces between syllables (but, as in this case, not all syllables), as we have been in recent posts, this photograph of a sign in China was sent in by Paul Midler:

But the lettering is very nice!

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Two instances of orthographic ambiguity: GODISNOWHERE and Chen Fake

November 23, 2017 @ 10:21 pm· Filed by under Kerning, Language and religion

From Michael Carr:

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Do what to the switch?

May 4, 2016 @ 1:11 pm· Filed by under Kerning, Reading

Quick! What does it say?

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