Re: Accidental Conlanging

J Y S Czhang scripsit:

>     And, in my case, conlanging is one major factor in my sobriety -
> nowadays, I rather be conlanging than be drunk, high and/or loaded.
Three cheers!

>     It's a more interesting, productive, less damaging, creative obsession.
> Kinda makes me wonder if Tolkien called it the "secret vice" for more reasons
> than he let on.
Sure.  Writing out Sindarin verb declensions was an escape from his
paid job of stuffing Old English into tender young brains.

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