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Re: Ancient conlang

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Thursday, January 15, 2004, 4:20
Costentin Cornomorus scripsit:

> Circumlocutions. For "hominid", use "manlike"; > for "chimp" use "monkey".
Fair enough.
> Email could be "lightning courrier" or similar.
Yes, but would the ancient Hittites *understand* the message in the same sense that you or I do? Hardly. -- Do NOT stray from the path! John Cowan <jcowan@...> --Gandalf http://www.ccil.org/~cowan

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