Re: Hi from Ukraine
| From: | Vasiliy Chernov <bc_@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, November 23, 2001, 18:47 |
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On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 10:48:05 +0200, Y.Penzev <yitzchaq@...> wrote:
>Hi!
>I'm a 33yo/m linguist from Ukraine. My native tongue is Russian.
Hello, greetings from another Russian speaker (a Moscovite) here!
>Now I'm a teacher of English and Biblical Hebrew at a Bible college in
Kyiv.
Hey, can I, occasionally, ask you questions about Hebrew? You know, I like
my conlangs to evolve, in a way as naturalistic as possible, from some
ancient natlang. And I do have some very-very-very provisional sketches
for a Hebrew-based project.
>In English you can call me "Isaac" :-)
>In my school days I tried to invent many languages of my own. When I grew
>older, I thought it just wasting time, and all my projects went to a
>trash-bin.
I had a similar period in my life, too. When I joined this list, I liked a
lot the sig which John Cowan used then: "Survival is insufficient". BTW,
John, are you the author of that motto?
>But recently I've discovered hundreds (!) of people, practicing
>this *art* !
>Guys, you've inspired me!
And it is inspiring to hear that from you!
Basilius
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