Use of tag characters in a private encoding - is it valid please?

[Ken Whistler]

Hmmm,

On 5/9/2024 5:59 AM, William_J_G Overington via Unicode wrote:
>
> please explore the process of the man in Portugal sending a message 
> enquiring about his sister whose train has been diverted because of an 
> avalanche and the lady in Slovenia sending a reply that she is safe.
>
Well, most likely, the man in Portugal sends a text on his phone inquiring:

A minha irmã Catarina estava no comboio que foi desviado por uma 
avalanche. Você sabe se ela está segura?

And the woman in Slovenia uses the translation app on her phone to read:

Moja sestra Catarina je bila na vlaku, ki ga je preusmeril snežni plaz. 
Ali veste, ali je varna?

She happens to know everyone on the train is safe, because the train is 
outside her window, and all the passengers have gathered in a cafe on 
her street. She sends a text back, saying:

Tvoja sestra je varna.

And the man in Portugal uses the translation app on his phone to read:

Sua irmã está segura.

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