tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post1523390505232855160..comments2024-03-23T23:46:29.024-07:00Comments on The Fabuleous Fifties: Ger Apeldoornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-65819498824395054322011-09-07T07:25:38.141-07:002011-09-07T07:25:38.141-07:00I don't know if that is pedantic... I think yo...I don't know if that is pedantic... I think you actually have a good point. Gordo was a pretty truthful Spanish strip and although it is not up to us to say what Arriola should or shouldn't have done back then, I think it is actually quite a good question why he didn't add the ñ.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-56995118130370519732011-09-07T00:05:40.045-07:002011-09-07T00:05:40.045-07:00<carping type="pedantic">I should ...<carping type="pedantic">I should think that Pepito would first teach Ponce the <em>Spanish</em> alphabet, in which ‘Ñ’ is considered a separate letter. Granted that it originated as an ‘N’ with another ‘N’ superscript, but likewise ‘W’ originated as two ‘U’ (when ‘U’ were not distinguished from ‘V’. And, speaking of doubled letters, until very recently, for purposes of alphabetization, Spanish considered ‘LL’ a single character.</carping>Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com