Re: a 12th century conlang

On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Irina Rempt wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Herman Miller wrote:
>
> > >"Every imaginary language is a _bricolage_."
> >
> > Hmm, I can't find that word in my French dictionary, which probably means I
> > need a better one. What does he mean by "bricolage"?
>
> My French dictionary is a very old French-Dutch one and it confirms
> what I already thought: literally "do-it-yourself" (Boudewijn says
> the very word "bricolage" is on French do-it-yourself shops) but he
> probably means it in a derogatory sense, "pottering, amateur work".
>
>    Irina
*spits on his ivory tower*  Feh.

--Patrick