Re: [Conlangs-Conf] Name?

Hi Sai and others,

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Sai Emrys wrote:
>
> Hello all -
>
> This is a pretty short request: suggestions for a better name for the
event?
>
> What I've been using so far is "First Language Creation Conference",
> which is a bit misleading in that it's only the first in the last
> century or so (AFAIK), and not terribly clever. Can you think of
> something better to use as the public name (for, e.g., flyers,
> banners, the program, etc.)?
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John Schlembach answered:
> What else? LangCon.
"Ph.D." replied:
> Or  "ConLangCon"
John Schlembach riposted:
> Well "LangCon" was meant to be something of an inside
> joke since it was a stroke of luck that "con" would
> stand for something else (convention/conference)
> than "constructed."
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Sai,
I was going to say I hope you avoid making it sound
like a "SciFiCon"; now I'm doubly convinced! :-)

You see, you could be awfully clever and come up
with something like "ConLangers Confer I" - then
miss your target audience (apart from diehards on
this list).  Whereas if you called it something simple,
direct and meaningful like, um, "First Language
Creation Conference" ;-), then people tripping over
it anywhere would know exactly what you meant.
Would that be a bad thing?

And what proof is there that this is _not_ the FIRST
EVER conference devoted to the Arcane Arts and
Sciences of Conlanging?  So proudly claim your due!
:-)

Regards,
Yahya

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