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Re: I won't start a flame warRe: Conlang T-Shirt

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Monday, November 8, 1999, 4:10
tuozin@dmv.com writes:
>I'm all in favor of having people ask. And they will ask. Just >try posting something to a non-conlang list with a .sig in your >favorite conlang. Or go out wearing a t-shirt with a slogan in a >natlang that isn't well known where you live. Complete strangers >will ask, "What does that say?"
Well, I'm pretty much indifferent here because I am not buying one (I have just enough money for art supplies for school, and not job so... :)). However, I agree with the above statement. Anything in a language no one hardly knows will get attention. There's a local book store in Monterey that sells shirts with words for different emotions in a foreign language written on the front (one has Arabic, another Tagalog, another Japanese, etc). A friend bought one and gets all kinds of questions about it when she wears it.
> > >So, I don't mind natlangs, but I wouldn't miss them either. >Then again, I am a little bit of a conlang evangelist. <G> Maybe >other people don't want to have to explain their shirt 5 times a >day.
If I were buying one, I would probably feel the same way. I actually don't mind explaining things to peoplethough. But that's just me :). _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 'The beginning calls for courage; the end demands care'