Twin speak

"SMITH,MARCUS ANTHONY" wrote:

> I've only met a couple conlangers in
> person: Matt, my younger brother (also Matt), Vicky, and Tim. Oh, and a
> pair of twins that my mother used to teach -- I'm not sure if you can
> count that as a conlang, because it is something that they just
> spontaneously did while learning to talk. (They're only six or seven right
> now.)
This is called "idioglossia," and has been referred to in popular
parlance as "twin speak."  It's very interesting that your
mother ran across such twins.  How developed was their language?

I've been off-list since January, so of course you seem new to
me!

Sally
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