Re: CHAT: t-shirt
From: | The Gray Wizard <dbell@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, September 26, 2000, 19:26 |
> From: Dan Jones
>
> Jörg Rhiemeier wrote:
>
> > 100% agreed. None of them is better known to the general public than
> > Esperanto, sure, but it is pretty well known (at least among those who
> > take an interest in fantasy and science fiction) that Tolkien invented
> > languages and that the Klingon language exists. These three classics
> > must not miss!
>
> Tolkien, yes. Esperanto, maybe. But please, not Klingon, please!
> I hate it,
> It's nonsensical and hideous. Enough of the rant, here's why I
> hate the damn
> thing:
[anti-Klingon rant deleted]
Oh my! Just as I was about to congratulate us all for having navigated the
auxlang perils and apparently coming to a rational conclusion, we get
anti-conlang protests. This was not at all expected. Surely we artlangers
haven't become that myopic. We don't judge language creations by these
criteria here. At least I hope we don't. Nicole, please ignore this
ill-considered advice!
David