--- In conlang@y..., Tim May <butsuri@B...> wrote:
> Christian Thalmann writes:
> >
> > --- In conlang@y..., Stephen DeGrace
<stevedegrace@Y...> wrote:
> >
> > > P.S.: How does using Navajo for encryption
constitute
> > > "abuse", anyway?
> >
> > Well, it's not just the language, it's the
*speakers* of
> > Navajo that were used, probably not all of them
voluntarily.
> >
>
> I'm not aware of any abuse, from what I've read of
the subject (well,
> a couple of code-talkers were briefly captured by
Americans who
> thought they were Japanese). Any more information
would be
> interesting.
>
> Incidentally, regardless of the treatment of the
Navajo, I don't see
> that it's particularly relevant to citizen Gunn's
criticisms of
> conlanging. Navajo isn't a conlang*. I'm not aware
of any use of
> conlangs as cyphers... Okay, the IAL Romanico was
originally
> developed as a private language by a gang of
shoplifters, but I'm not
OMG, that's so cool, I hope it turns out to be a true
story. Thanks for sharing the link!
Stephen
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