tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post273020827992674549..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: Typewriters telling talesRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-58504578563788215202014-01-16T13:43:35.406-05:002014-01-16T13:43:35.406-05:00Good question. My Russian is basically nonexistent...Good question. My Russian is basically nonexistent. I know some Greek and can see that some words can be formed, for instance NIKH = nikē = victory, or MANIA = mania = madness.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-45306214066036830212014-01-16T13:29:02.928-05:002014-01-16T13:29:02.928-05:00Now I want to know how many Greek and Russian word...Now I want to know how many Greek and Russian words can be crafted with the letters on a standard Roman alphabet typewriter.Ryan Adneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638154287454314617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-92147964860969342922014-01-15T13:16:11.938-05:002014-01-15T13:16:11.938-05:00Yes, I'm afraid Pearl is a bit of an ugly duck...Yes, I'm afraid Pearl is a bit of an ugly duckling.<br /><br />Her story is true, though. <br /><br />The Greek letters that Pearl (and any Roman-alphabet typewriter) can write are:<br />ETYIOPAHKZXBNM<br />(Transliterated back into Roman, that's etyioraēkzchbnm)<br /><br />The Russian letters that Pearl can write are:<br />ETOPAHKXCBM<br />(Transliterated back into Roman, that's etorankkhsvm)<br /><br />There are different variants of Cyrillic; I specified Russian because Ukrainian Cyrillic includes the letter I, while Russian does not.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-13140742011628201732014-01-15T13:03:39.765-05:002014-01-15T13:03:39.765-05:00The Underwood serves beautifully in illustrating w...The Underwood serves beautifully in illustrating what a drop-dead gorgeous typewriter the Royal is - from any angle. Fiction both. The alphabet they use in Russia is called Cyrillic - but you knew that :-)Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-181624185286338182014-01-14T17:37:03.534-05:002014-01-14T17:37:03.534-05:00..... Not that I would ever watch such stuff. ..... Not that I would ever watch such stuff. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-72498882848129564952014-01-14T17:36:45.631-05:002014-01-14T17:36:45.631-05:00I take it that the Royal has come to 'Kleen zi...I take it that the Royal has come to 'Kleen zie pooooool'. (cue funky music). <br />Mmmm.... Rhett Royal is indeed a great porn name, to go with that mo. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-62773637757288101362014-01-14T15:16:42.805-05:002014-01-14T15:16:42.805-05:00Royals never give a damn?Royals never give a damn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-51129062467039135732014-01-14T05:41:06.133-05:002014-01-14T05:41:06.133-05:00Pearl - Fact.Pearl - Fact.Piotr Trumpielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849313715621355838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-42916013362788168212014-01-14T00:02:23.423-05:002014-01-14T00:02:23.423-05:00The Underwood is a pearl. Does Rhett get to write,...The Underwood is a pearl. Does Rhett get to write, "Frankly, my dear ..."?Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-63450175576960399952014-01-13T20:02:30.866-05:002014-01-13T20:02:30.866-05:00Rhett, the Royal KH, looks amazingly clean and sli...Rhett, the Royal KH, looks amazingly clean and slick! Whoever gets to own it is lucky.Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.com