From: Elliot Jay Stocks Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:56:31 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Actioning Darrell’s refinements to `script_writing_system` X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fheads%2Fgfk-q4-fast-follows;p=thirdparty%2Fgoogle%2Ffonts.git Actioning Darrell’s refinements to `script_writing_system` --- diff --git a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/script_writing_system/content.md b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/script_writing_system/content.md index 5537754d96..e831598725 100644 --- a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/script_writing_system/content.md +++ b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/script_writing_system/content.md @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ - -A script (not to be confused with the [“script” classification](/glossary/script_typeface_style) of [typefaces](/glossary/typeface)) is the visual representation of verbal speech, and when combined with a set of conventions (known as an orthography), represents the main component of a writing system. +A script (not to be confused with the [“script” classification](/glossary/script_typeface_style) of [typefaces](/glossary/typeface)) is a visual representation of verbal speech, and, when combined with a set of usage conventions (known as an orthography), is one of the main components of a writing system. Scripts can be used by one or more languages. For instance, although English, French, German, Norwegian, and Portuguese are distinct languages—with their own alphabets, conventions, and [diacritic](/glossary/diacritic_accent_marks) usage—they all use the [Latin](/glossary/latin) script.