Re: a 12th century conlang

On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Irina Rempt wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Sally Caves wrote:
>
> > I already described my encounter with novelist Brenda Clough
> > who expressed a similar distaste for this kind of passion.  She didn't
> > think it was practical.
>
> Of course it isn't practical. That's what it's *for*. People who want
> to make a language *and* do something practical are on auxlang.
>
>    Irina
Practical?  Bah.  My students ask me all the time, "What will we ever
*use* this for?  This is boring!  This is pointless!" and I always say,
"You're not here to be entertained, and if you wanted to learn something
practical, you should have gone to a technical school."

--Patrick