----- Original Message -----
From: Geoff Horswood <geoffhorswood@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: Introduction
> >
> > I hate to be the bearer of bad news...but some folks here are trying to
> >replace X-SAMPA.
> Aaarggh!! I just try to learn a system and they go and replace it!! ;P!
that was pretty much my reaction.
> With what? Reasons??
if I understand, so they can call it "conlang x-sampa".
> >> s&ljemjets1z bje?
> >> (means "are you at peace/well?"
> >> Literally "at peace-you(honorific) question?")
> >
> > da, ja, evet, si, yes...I am well. yourself?
>
> The bizarre thing about the greetings is that although they are formed as
> questions, most people (apart from some of the real traditionalists from
> the villages) treat them as interjections of the "Hello", "How do you do?"
> variety.
ah, sort of a "rhetorical question", yes?
> But I am well. Aman-esenmyn.
good to know.
please keep up the good work.