Re: Poll by Email No. 3

Question 1:

D.  I don't want to say that I hate Tolkien and his elves, but I really,
really dislike them.  From a fiction point of view (I'm a fiction writer
first), I find the Lord of the Rings story rather dull and repetitive
(recycled plot problems with different kooky characters and the occasional
"sudden twist", whose position is also rather predictable).  Not that
predictability is bad inherently (everyone goes to a Shakespearean tragedy
knowing everyone is going to die), but this type I find unexciting.  From a
conlanging point of view, I've only looked very briefly at his languages, and
they didn't interest me.  Thus, I can't say anything for their complexity or
artistry; I don't doubt they're amazing.  Yet, I didn't even know he created
languages until I joined this list, which was well after I'd started my first
language--I thought the only other language ever created had been Esperanto
(I hadn't done much searching on the web).  However (and for those who like
Tolkien, please read this part), I can look at what Tolkien has done and
appreciate it.  He's created something massive and complete, and even though
I don't much care for it, I won't go around decrying him from the highest
tower.  Wuthering Heights, on the other hand...

Question 2:

No, I don't like the word.  Two reasons: I don't like the English /l/, and I
don't like the English /r/.  I don't much care for the /o/ in "door", either,
whatever vowel it is (open /o/?  Schwa?).  However, I did do an extensive
study of words, and I discovered what the most beautiful word is ever (and my
results are, in fact, incontravertible).  You ready?  The most beautiful word
is: month.  ;)

-David

"Zi hiwejnat zodZaraDatsi pat Zi mirejsat dZaCajani sUlo."
"The future's uncertain and the end is always near."
                --Jim Morrison

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