Re: the Maligned Art
From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
Date: | Monday, November 9, 1998, 15:50 |
Nik Taylor wrote:
> Conlangs, on the other hand, are autocratic affairs, what I
> declare to be Correct in my lang *is* correct, who can go against me?
Well, some are and some aren't. The history of Lojban is the
history of the overthrow of an autocracy, or perhaps a series of
less and less dominating autocrats. Now there is no autocrat at
all: the finalization of Lojban marked the final overthrow.
--
John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)