Re: Extent of linguistics taught here (was New Survey: Celtic Conlangs)

In a message dated 1/8/03 6:52:21 AM, faceloran@JUNO.COM writes:

>Josh Roth sekalge:
>>I have learned lots of linguistics from it [this listserv], so much that
>a great deal of
>>what I was taught in college (and still am being) is redundant.
>
><guess type="wild"> This is your, what, second semester in college?
></guess>
Even better than that, I'm soon starting my sixth.

>I'm wondering how much easier my PhD will be by benefit of the
>conlang list. We could use that as an advertisement. "Want to knock years
>off your graduating date? Just send an email to
>conlang@listserv.brown.edu!"
Unfortunately, they still have those annoying class and credit
requirements....
Really, I have learned some good stuff in college, but I'm often amazed by
what my peers still don't know that I've known, and have been working with,
for years.

>I'd better go before I get goofy.
>~Chris Wright, who has a clue, just temporarily mislaid it

Josh