<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Patrik Fältström asked (speaking of
the Rule Set for Geresh):</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><quote></font><tt><font size=2>Should
be changed so it is also ok if the character before or after is <br>
a '-'?</font></tt><font size=2 face="sans-serif">:<end of quote></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I don't see a valid use case where Geresh
could come after a '-'.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Geresh is normally used in Hebrew as
the last character of an abbreviation. The previous character should
thus be a Hebrew letter.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">In the context of IDNA where 2 or more
parts of speech may be joined as one token (label), I don't see a way to
restrict what may come after the Geresh.<br>
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Shalom (Regards), Mati<br>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: idna-update-bounces@alvestrand.no</font>
<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">15/07/2009 16:00</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>On 5 nov 2008, at 03.15, Mark Davis wrote:<br>
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> For example those for GERESH, which can be a final character in <br>
> words, but the rules<br>
> require to be followed by a Hebrew letter, when "-" should
also be <br>
> allowed<br>
> (the GERSHAYIM rules on the other hand are ok, since it is only <br>
> medial).<br>
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Is what you are saying that the current rules:<br>
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> Appendix A.8. HEBREW PUNCTUATION GERESH<br>
> Code point:<br>
> U+05F3<br>
> Overview:<br>
> The script of the preceding character and the
subsequent<br>
> character, if any, MUST be Hebrew.<br>
> Lookup:<br>
> False<br>
> Rule Set:<br>
> False;<br>
> If Script(Before(cp)) .eq. Hebrew And<br>
> LastChar .eq. cp Then True;<br>
> If Script(Before(cp)) .eq. Hebrew
And<br>
> Script(After(cp)) .eq. Hebrew
Then True;<br>
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Should be changed so it is also ok if the character before or after is
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a '-'?<br>
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Please provide new rules.<br>
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paf<br>
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