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* English alphabet can pronounce some sounds, which the Arabic one can't and vice versa. | * English alphabet can pronounce some sounds, which the Arabic one can't and vice versa. | ||
* Although the Arabic alphabet doesn't have a simple letter like "p", it has two different letters for a letter like "t". The two "t" are a little different in pronunciation, but having two letters for this might be considered redundant. Not to mention the ta marbuta. | * Although the Arabic alphabet doesn't have a simple letter like "p", it has two different letters for a letter like "t". The two "t" are a little different in pronunciation, but having two letters for this might be considered redundant. Not to mention the ta marbuta. | ||
* Although vowels have their own letters (ا و ي), they are often omitted in words and indicated by diacritics. | |||
* The diacritics look like an ''ad hoc'' solution for missing sounds in pronunciation, so the Arabic writing system seem to be bad designed. | |||
* The writing system would probably be more re-designed and simplified if Arabs didn't believe that the way the Qur'an was written is the best way. | |||