Re: OT: Random word generators (was Re: Worthwhile Engelang Goal)

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 19:16:02 +0200, =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F6rg?= Rhiemeier
<joerg_rhiemeier@...> wrote:

>Hallo!
>
>On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:46:33 +0200,
>Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Jörg writes:
>> >...
>> > > zbr&xp
>> > >
>> > > That's a possible Gweydr word, but I just *hate* it!  And until
>> > > someone's life depends on my lexical choices, I'm not willing to
>> > > let such a word into my language--at least not for "water".
I thought the il/la thing was hilarious too.

I tried random generation years ago, but it didn't work too well -- I got
repeating strings after a couple hundred or so.

>> > I have similar reservations against random word generators, though
>> > I never used any.  I feel that they are to conlanging what rhythm
>> > machines are to music.
>>
>> I *love* electronic music if it's programmed well! :-)
>
>It is of course a matter of taste.  I prefer hand-made music
>(especially progressive rock - which often uses plenty of electronic
>sounds, but they don't come from a robot, but are played manually
>on keyboards), and also hand-made conlangs.  Your mileage may vary.
>
>Greetings,
>
>Jörg.
Give me analog synthesizers or give me death!

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