Trying to hide the redness creeping up his face, Shiao Yi focused his attention back on the handwriting discussion. The script in this world resembled a decorative form of Latin, at least compared to scripts like Chinese or Arabic. By contrast, Intercosmo—used in his previous world—was, of course, made entirely of dot symbols. The letters here didn't even start with A-B-C. In this language, the sounds would begin with something more like "ah," "eh," "oh," and "oo."
This society was still rooted in a manuscript culture, and it might very well be experiencing the golden age of handwriting styles. But if education spread further and printing technology—like movable type—were to be introduced, then these decorative styles would likely be simplified. The characters would become more symbolic, more standardized.
"I think I'll stick with this Thalvian Dictionary style," Shiao Yi said. "I've been practicing with it for a while now, and it feels natural in my hand."
