Re: Cambridge Mass. Conlang Get-together

Jeffrey Henning wrote:

> Mark's not on this list, but I hope Tom or Keith will chime in with
> more details.
Been meaning to, and hope to very, very soon.

In a nutshell: it was excellent, but I was rendered a wee bit dumbstruck
by being in the presence of some of the more prominent members the
conlangerati[1]. That, and being accosted[2] by priest in Schoenhof's[3]
who was simultaneously attempting to get me to join the priesthood[4],
live amongst the Passamaquoddy and learn their language, and join the
local branch of Cumann na Gaeilge[5] while periodically speaking to me
in Irish in a context[6] that was alien. Bizarre! ;-)

K.

[1] There's a new one for the neologisms list.
[2] Ok, maybe that's a bit too strong a word.
[3] Which, I might add, is a conlanger's wet dream.
[4] The first-born son in my family! Shocking!
[5] http://www.gaeilge-boston.com/
[6] And accent, and dialect: Bloody Cork dialect. The stress and
    palatalisation is all off. Half freaked me out half the time.[7]
[7] No, I'm not going for the record for highest ratio of footnotes
    to actual text, but I'm probably not far off.

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