Re: CHAT: Unsolicited abuse
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 13, 1999, 6:06 |
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Gary Shannon wrote:
> Sez who? Why, we could set up our own International Academy of Canlanging
> Arts And Sciences and hold a big annual awards presentation for things like
> "Best use of dipthongs", and this year's "Language with the most parts of
> speech", and "Best tonal language."
Hmm, other suggested categories:
"Most Exotic Phonology"
"Best Performance By A Supporting Adposition"
"Best Use Of Ergative Structures"
"Most Useful Distinction Not Made In English"
"Best Poem Or Dramatic Work In A Conlang"
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