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[Nikitas]

You will find that most of the dead are police officers who resisted the coup.

As for this: "they should use the latin letters everybody else is using" since when have you gotten on the cultural imperialism band wagon. Have you asked the users of the Cyrillic, Chinese and Arabic alphabets if they agree?

[Lordo]

it makes no difference what they were, it is who they were that matters. when it comes to alphabet, the arabs and the chinese are not in the eu. for such a small population to insist on your alphabet when all around you uses latin characters is beyond stupidity.

[Nikitas]

You need to look at the EU nations list again. The users of non latin alphabets include Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, while Cyrillic characters are found in most slavic Eu member nations alphabets. There are sounds that cannot be rendered by the Latin alphabet, especially in slavic languages. It is doubtful that a German or Scandinavian ummlauted vowel can be considered Latin.

Out of the 24 letters most are common with Latin letters, the uncommon ones are known to most through elemenetary physics and chemistry lessons, they are in most formulae taught in early secondary school.

Maybe your problem is not linguistic?

[Lordo]

yes well put the three together and you will not get half of what i call a nation.

i am not suggesting changing those the science lessons, i dont want a revolution just evolution. i studied sciences at school and had no problems with the letters despite the fact that i refused to learn the greek alphabet.

if terggy can see the sense of changing it surely you can............... or perhaps not. thats a step to far.

[repulsewarrior]

"you" changed "we" must change, is that it?

[Get Real!]

You need to look at the EU nations list again. The users of non latin alphabets include Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, while Cyrillic characters are found in most slavic Eu member nations alphabets. There are sounds that cannot be rendered by the Latin alphabet, especially in slavic languages. It is doubtful that a German or Scandinavian ummlauted vowel can be considered Latin.

Out of the 24 letters most are common with Latin letters, the uncommon ones are known to most through elemenetary physics and chemistry lessons, they are in most formulae taught in early secondary school.

Unknown word alert!

Had to look it up to find that it’s only spelt with one “m”!

PS: I appreciate your posts Nikitas.

[GreekIslandGirl]

and we have people here telling us that everybody knew who these people were. you people are just beyond belief.

What is your problem? You are totally confused by what the article is reporting. Admittedly, your source is a rag.

He added that the exhumation and identification procedure would take several weeks.

The bodies have just been found and they will soon be identified. Then they can tick them off the list of missing people that the families have helped compile.

You seem to think that the bodies will have their names written on them, or something. How can everybody know the answer instantly?

The Turks create chaos - we have to restore order.

[B25]

it makes no difference what they were, it is who they were that matters. when it comes to alphabet, the arabs and the chinese are not in the eu. for such a small population to insist on your alphabet when all around you uses latin characters is beyond stupidity.

It's not enough you changed all our place names, destroyed our churches and cemetaries, destroyed our culture, niw you are demanding we change our language and alphabet.

Then you wonder why people like me get angry, here Musti, suck on this, you see what shit we have to put up with?

Go to hell the lot of you.

[Lordo]

it makes no difference what they were, it is who they were that matters. when it comes to alphabet, the arabs and the chinese are not in the eu. for such a small population to insist on your alphabet when all around you uses latin characters is beyond stupidity.

It's not enough you changed all our place names, destroyed our churches and cemetaries, destroyed our culture, niw you are demanding we change our language and alphabet.

Then you wonder why people like me get angry, here Musti, suck on this, you see what shit we have to put up with?

Go to hell the lot of you.

it is your choice my friend remain backwards if you wish.

[umit07]

You need to look at the EU nations list again. The users of non latin alphabets include Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, while Cyrillic characters are found in most slavic Eu member nations alphabets. There are sounds that cannot be rendered by the Latin alphabet, especially in slavic languages. It is doubtful that a German or Scandinavian ummlauted vowel can be considered Latin.

Out of the 24 letters most are common with Latin letters, the uncommon ones are known to most through elemenetary physics and chemistry lessons, they are in most formulae taught in early secondary school.

Unknown word alert!

Had to look it up to find that it’s only spelt with one “m”!

PS: I appreciate your posts Nikitas.

I second this sentiment. I commend his written English and succinct writing style.Thoroughly enjoy reading your posts Nikitas.