Decode Message: Will Someone Tell What Does This Code Say?

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The discussion revolves around deciphering a coded message using a one-to-one correspondence between English alphabets and a specific visual representation. The original poster admits to a poor drawing but emphasizes that the message is recognizable. They suggest that the code can be analyzed by numbering the characters and hint at a sequence that could follow the initial phrase. Participants, including DaveE, confirm the decoding method, noting that the letters correspond to a tic-tac-toe board and a diamond shape, with some letters featuring dots. A point of contention arises regarding a missing dot on the letter "P," which is acknowledged as an oversight. Overall, the conversation highlights the challenge of decoding the message and the importance of understanding the visual mechanism behind it.
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Will someone tell what does this code say?
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Sorry for my poor use of free hand tool. All lines to be considered straight.First character has been drawn bold but it does not matter.
 
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Hint: This message is one to one correspondance between English alphabets and the alphabets you can see in the shape above.

Sorry, I can't write so long a text so as to be applied to frequency analysis. Anyway the words written are so familiar to you all!
 
If we numbered them from 1 to 11 left to right (one character is repeated), then (if I'm right), you might expect this phrase to be followed with the characters 6, 8, 11.

DaveE
 
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Jimmy's answer is correct. It would be more interesting if you could find the underlying mechanism to generate these characters. It looks so simple when you know it. Obviously not so simple to guess it first.
 
mabs239 said:
It would be more interesting if you could find the underlying mechanism to generate these characters. It looks so simple when you know it. Obviously not so simple to guess it first.
A-I are from a tic-tac-toe board with the letters in the squares. J-R are the same but with a dot in each square (but the P in physics is missing its dot. S-V are from a diamond that has been cut into 4 pieces and W-Z are the same with dots.
 
Jimmy Snyder said:
A-I are from a tic-tac-toe board with the letters in the squares. J-R are the same but with a dot in each square (but the P in physics is missing its dot. S-V are from a diamond that has been cut into 4 pieces and W-Z are the same with dots.

I agree that makes sense, but if that's true, then isn't there a mistake in the image? Looks like the "P" is missing a dot.

DaveE
 
davee123 said:
I agree that makes sense, but if that's true, then isn't there a mistake in the image? Looks like the "P" is missing a dot.

DaveE

It's my mistake.
 
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