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Excerpt from The Phonetics of the Gaelic Language: With an Exposition of the Current Orthography and a System of Phonography
There are differences of opinion in regard to the proper method of spelling certain words, with which I do not inter fere: their settlement is the business of the etymologist.
The orthography of the Gaelic language being, as will be seen, an arrangement whereby a small number of symbols are made to serve many purposes, it lacks that simplicity and directness of method which should ensure quick writing as well as ready reading. Indeed, although the Gaelic is, perhaps, as easily read as most languages, it takes, probably, the longest time to write of any of those represented by the Roman alphabet. This is easily understood when it is known that two letters, and in many cases three, are used for the representation of one articulation or sound in most instances. Like other languages, too, the character of its written symbols is complicated, and, therefore, a great deal of unnecessary labour is expended in their formation.
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