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

Don Blaheta wrote:
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> Quoth Nik Taylor:
> > I don't understand why, if this is a CONLANG T-shirt, a shirt that's
> > supposed to represent the list, we're considering putting natural
> > languages or languages invited by people not on this list.
I could agree with that, no slighted natlangs or auxlangs that way.

> This is a good point, and the more I think about it, I think that two o=
r
> three well-chosen auxlangs would serve the purpose the natlangs were
> meant to (provide some recognisable element) without overloading the
> shirt---and then we could say they were *all* conlangs.  Based on a mix
> of historical importance and variety, I'd say that the auxlangs to be
> included should be Volap=FCk, Esperanto, and Interlingua, and Lojban if
> you count that as such.  For variety of look, I think that we're well
> set with the long list of conlangs that have been provided.... :)
I'd say I dislike your selection of auxlangs.

Better to leave them out, or include *my* favorite, Occidental,
which is likely the most recognizeable.

Or, use a true conlang-auxlang, Jay's "Ekspreso", to represent all auxlan=
gs.