Ah-bin wrote:Not at all Sim, I suppose I was thinking of how often people with no POJ (or other system) write -k for the -h ending, But this probably has more to do with Malay spelling than not making a distinction.
Ahhhh! I see what you mean now. Yes, definitely. Influenced by Malay spelling, many Malaysians often conflate these two final Hokkien consonants when writing, as "-k". My "Tua Peh" for most of his life signed himself as "Tua Pek" in letters and mails to me, but in the past few years, has actually used "Tua Peh" once or twice, under my influence

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