Got it. Sweet! I like learning stuff.

So, printed: משל

Beause I see MS Word says the one I did was "HEBREW FINAL MEM".

X-post!

Yay! Go Emily!

OK, your prize is your name in Hebrew: אמילי

Yay! Really, the Hebrew alphabet just looks nicer. Which may be part just exoticism, but I think it has some of the letter-as-art feel that the Chinese and Japanese kanji system does.

I heard Nilly was around and had to sneak in and say hello!

I've done a handful of cleaning chores, and laundry, and put my laundry away. That's enough for the day, right? I can start my slacking now, can't I, instead of waiting until after my massage?

Really, the Hebrew alphabet just looks nicer.

The English alphabet has this nice roundness that I like. Also, most of its letters connect to each other more easily. When I write in Hebrew, I tend to connect the letters, because I can write faster this way, so the English letters sort of fit the way I want to move my pencil in that regard (though I probably commit horrid grammatical errors while connecting them in writing, since I've never learned how to do that).

I think it has some of the letter-as-art feel that the Chinese and Japanese kanji system does.

Have you ever seen the rashi alphabet? It's somewhat different than the regular Hebrew one, and looks even stranger, IMHO.

You can see it here or here under/near "Rashi".

[Edit: vw!

Your (real, since very few posters here can read it, and your screen name is English letters) )name in Hebrew letters: ואלרי ]

Cool!

Okay, random, I know I'm a sucker for cute puppies, but how adorable is Jake Gyllenhaal with his new puppy?

I get a 404 on that link, Kat.

I did at first too, but then on refresh it worked.