Re: A perfect day for introducing myself
From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
Date: | Thursday, January 27, 2000, 17:58 |
Vasiliy Chernov wrote:
> All this began when, still a schoolboy, I realized that English has a
> fixed word order and fails to distinguish verbal aspects. I found this
> so inconvenient that I immediately reformed it (by introducing
> declinable articles and profoundly reforming the tense system).
I wonder how many conlangers have discovered the subject by attempting
to reform another language to bring it closer to their own.
> Well, it's difficult to stop speaking of myself... But I never promise
> I won't be a bore. So please, bear with me :)
As members of this list, it is our privilege to bore, and our duty
to suffer being bored, on occasion.
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