Re: Uusisuom's influences

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>But they miss the point: the
>language is unique and distinctive in its own right.
As are all languages.
>
>The last thing anyone can call Uusisuom is a 'Euroclone'. In terms of
>being
>an international auxiliary language, it has a hell of a lot going for it:
>beautiful design, inherent simplicity, uniqueness and distinctiveness and
>complete neutrality.
I think these are value judgements. What's unique and beautiful to one is
not very unique and boring to another. I personally think Tagalog is
unique and beautiful, but i know others who dont.  Also, if you're using
two languages as inspiration, there is on some level a leaning towards
those languages. I personally feel complete neutrality is almost
impossible, because your language is going to resemble or work similarly
to another language somehow (this is stretching it I think).

I on the other hand prefer to make my languages work like some other
language, or as with Montreiano, be a sister language to others. Auxlangs
never interested me for the fact that everyone will never agree on what's
best. Not to mention the passions that arise from discussions of them.

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