Re: CHAT: Synesthesia and conlanging (was Re: The Conlang Instinct)

* bjm10@cornell.edu (bjm10@cornell.edu) [991203 16:09]:
> On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Gerald Koenig wrote:
>
> > software, one can also write artistically.  Conlangers are the
> > toolmakers of language, they do not simply work with the given, they
> > create a new given. The art of toolmaking leads to a higher art. Some
>
> Hog riders are the true artists of the road.  The art of riding a Harley
> leads to a higher art.
>
> This sounds a lot like yet another minority with an odd pastime doing
> some ego stroking.
Well said, Sir! (and funny to boot)


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