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Martin Milan edited this page Jan 29, 2025 · 1 revision

Blissary Bliss Dictionary ... the 3 symbols for "of"

https://blissary.com/blissdictionary/?q=of

https://www.reddit.com/r/visual_conlangs/comments/1f2saw7/blissary_bliss_dictionary_the_3_symbols_for_of/

reposted to https://www.facebook.com/groups/50871545809/posts/10159835049625810/ ... over there are people, who know Bliss much better, than I do

Blissary Bliss Dictionary ... the 3 symbols for "of" ...I remember, there is an entire small chapter about the word "of" in Blissymbolics ... in the big book by C. K. Bliss .... I think about using Ai to transcribe the chapter from the page scans

example: "cup of< tea" https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-personalization-tf/2020Jun/att-0000/Bliss_sentences.pdf

// @ George Sutton

Character Modified about, concerning, regarding, in relation to, of, on12324 relation [half-sized], pointing forward: used to mean on when the symbol refers to time, e.g. on Wednesday

Character Modified belongs to, of (possessive)12663 addition [half-sized, modification, with the crossbar located on the earthline]

Character Modified by, by means of, of13100 relation [half-sized], pointing backwards

ai: https://blissymbolics.org/ ... the official site of the #Blissymbolics Communication International (BCI) ... the Blissymbolics Communication International (BCI) is a non-profit, charitable organization that has the mission of promoting the use of the Blissymbols for communication and information exchange worldwide.

Martin Novy I believe, 'of<' would be better here, than 'of>' . (there are 3 translations of the word 'of') // "of" ReplyShare1hEdited Esu Peranto Author Martin Novy thx, pls could you explain? I didn't know about the existence of two "of"s... 😮 ReplyShare57m Martin Novy Esu Peranto https://www.xelify.se/blissdictionary/?q=of XELIFY.SE Xelify Bliss Dictionary Xelify Bliss Dictionary ReplyShareRemove Preview57m Martin Novy Esu Peranto but the explanation in xelify is maybe not enough ... maybe I will have to look into The Book by C.K.Bliss ... pdf is free online somewhere ... #Semantography George Sutton ReplyShare55mEdited

https://www.diigo.com/user/martin12333?query=Esu+Peranto+

https://www.facebook.com/groups/50871545809/posts/10158324643260810/

https://www.the-symbols.net/semantography/

https://www.the-symbols.net/semantography/images_sem/854.jpg

from https://www.reddit.com/r/visual_conlangs/ ... ? would you agree with ...

"Kingdom of< the planet of< the apes"

https://www.reddit.com/r/visual_conlangs/comments/1f2saw7/blissary_bliss_dictionary_the_3_symbols_for_of/ .... EDIT: BUT now, after reading the big book, it seems to me, these "of>" might be very good

EDIT: BUT now, after some reading of< the big book, it seems to me, your "of>" in your sentence can be good actually ... i will ask at the facebook

"Wine is the milk of> the elderly, the poison of> the young."

Thanks! I also study the "big book" !, the 1965 edition of "Semantography (Blissymbolics)".

I am glad 💛⬆️ , that i am not alone in studying the book.

ve found the link in my archives: https://www.the-symbols.net/semantography/ .... recommended pages are 854, 438, ... maybe it is a bit more complicated, than i thought

examples 741< 742<

i have found the link in my archives: https://www.the-symbols.net/semantography/ .... recommended pages are 854, 438, ... maybe it is a bit more complicated, than i thought

(i have found the link in my archives: https://www.the-symbols.net/semantography/ .... pages are 854, 438, ... maybe it is a bit more complicated, than i thought ? ... or maybe it is slightly obsolete now?)

? would you agree with :

  • "Kingdom of< the planet of< the apes" ?
  • "Wine is the milk of> the elderly, the poison of> the young." ?

page 3

can you get the text from this image

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PIONEER CORRESPONDENCE COURSE 2nd Lesson December 1951

Dear Students,

Firstly, I wish to clear up something from the first lesson. The indicator should always appear directly over one symbol, never between two symbols. Therefore:


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"We are now coming to one little word which gave me the greatest headache, the word 'of.' It is used in the English language for many meanings. The Books of Smith may mean that Smith has written them, that he has published them, that he owns them, that he has them on his bookshelf (although they may be borrowed). It may mean too that there are books in which we learn of the person Mr. Smith, etc. etc. In any case, whatever the different relations between Smith and the Books, we learn from the word 'of' that a relation exists. I have used an internationally recognized mathematical symbol to indicate a relation.

In mathematics we write (a > b) and this means that (a) in relation to (b) is bigger, or (a < b) means that (a) in relation to (b) is smaller. Now, in mathematics we deal with numbers and we can quickly ascertain which number is bigger and which is smaller. We can't do this with many things in relation to each other. Therefore, we shall use the symbol (>) (pointing in the direction of our progress in writing a line) for relation. But somehow we can assess in many cases which is the bigger thing, or 'bigger meaning,' and reverse the relation symbol if necessary."


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We are now coming to one little word which gave me the greatest headache, the word of. It is used in the English language for many meanings. The Books of Smith may mean that Smith has written them, that he has published them, that he owns them, that he has them on his bookshelf (although they may be borrowed). It may mean too that there are books in which we learn of the person Mr. Smith, etc. etc. In any case, whatever the different relations between Smith and the Books, we learn from the word of that a relation exists.

I have used an internationally recognized mathematical symbol to indicate a relation. In mathematics we write a < b and this means that a in relation to b is smaller, or a > b means that a in relation to b is bigger. Now, in mathematics we deal with numbers and we can quickly ascertain which number is bigger and which is smaller. We can't do this with many things in relation to each other. Therefore we shall use the symbol > pointing in the direction of our progress in writing a line for relation. But somehow we can assess in many cases which is the bigger thing, or "bigger meaning" and reverse the relation symbol if necessary.

Here is the text from the image:


We are now coming to one little word which gave me the greatest headache, the word of. It is used in the English language for many meanings. The Books of Smith may mean that Smith has written them, that he has published them, that he owns them, that he has them on his bookshelf (although they may be borrowed). It may mean too that there are books in which we learn of the person Mr. Smith, etc. etc. In any case, whatever the different relations between Smith and the Books, we learn from the word of that a relation exists.

I have used an internationally recognized mathematical symbol to indicate a relation. In mathematics we write a > b and this means that a in relation to b is bigger, or a < b means that a in relation to b is smaller. Now, in mathematics we deal with numbers and we can quickly ascertain which number is bigger and which is smaller. We can’t do this with many things in relation to each other. Therefore we shall use the symbol > pointing in the direction (of our progress in writing a line) for relation. But somehow we can assess in many cases which is the bigger thing, or "bigger meaning" and reverse the relation symbol if necessary.


Let me know if you'd like further assistance!

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As a simple rule, you may memorize that this symbol > indicates usually about. And this symbol indicates of <.

However, you will keep in mind that the meaning of both symbols is often vague, especially the of. I speak > books, means I speak about books (or of books) but I have not told in what way I speak about books (their style, their content, or their value, etc.). Similarly we can say the books < Smith (of Smith) and we still don't know in what relation Mr. Smith is mentioned here. The general rule for writers of Semantography is to know that these symbols indicate a vague relationship, and it is the duty of the writer to clear it up for the reader. The writer has the necessary symbols to explain that Smith has written the books (pen symbol), or that he owns them (possession symbol), etc.

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