Re: English Changes or what into Conlangs

And Rosta wrote:
> (b) that _one_ in compound pronouns like _noone_ means "human",
> not "sentient being" (which is arguable, but it is beyond debate that
> "human" is the prototype for the meaning of _-one_).
Well, only in that here on Earth there ARE no other sentient beings
other than humans.  I'd certainly use "someone" for sentient aliens.  If
I was talking about Star Trek, I wouldn't call a Vulcan or a Klingon
"something", but rather "someone".  Altho I admit that when people are
talking about supposed aliens on Earth, they'll often say "what" not
"who".

>   To boldly go where man has never gone before
To boldly go where Man has never gone before

Of course, since the Federation is more than just Human, perhaps:

To boldly go where the Federation has never gone before.

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