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Jun 26, 2006 20:34
17 yrs ago
Arabic term
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letters or characters???
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This is a VERY elementary question, but are Arabic writing units called letters or characters?
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Jun 26, 2006 20:40: Fuad Yahya changed "Language pair" from "Arabic to English" to "Arabic"
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Ahmed Dahman
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Egypt
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Professional Translation & DTP
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
letters
character: a letter, number or any other mark or sign used in writing. eg (1, 2, 3, a, b, c, ?, !)
letter: any of the set of symbols used to write a language, (representing a sound) in the language. (a, b, c, أ, ب,ت)
letter: any of the set of symbols used to write a language, (representing a sound) in the language. (a, b, c, أ, ب,ت)
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Every letter is a character, but not every character is a letter
A letter usually refers to one of the alphabetical units that children recite in kindergarten and according to which dictionaries are alphabetized. They are the primary building blocks of written words.
A character is any element produced by any key stroke. They include letters, numbers, diacritics, ligatures, punctuation marks, and other special signs (astrisks, mathematical signs, monetary units, etc.).
The two terms are often used interchangeably.
A character is any element produced by any key stroke. They include letters, numbers, diacritics, ligatures, punctuation marks, and other special signs (astrisks, mathematical signs, monetary units, etc.).
The two terms are often used interchangeably.
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