>Espero9@aol.com wrote in a private email:
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>> I though maybe it would be neat to have one text that every one would
>> translate into their languages. That way it would give us all a better
>> comparison. If we had room we could still have a second sample that would
>> reflect more the culture of the language itself.
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>I like this idea. It would be a better way to show not which
>languages are better than others but how they translate the
>same text in their own way. Would we use text already available,
>like from Shakespeare or from the Bible? Or should we here on
>CONLANG make our own? I'll be thinking of this when browsing
>the web, in case I come across something fitting this purpose.
>(Note that the examples that are already there are there for
>good, since they describe cultural aspects, etc, of the
>language.)
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>Again, if your language is not posted and you want a chance to
>post a quick and free plug of it, visit ...
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http://fc.stpats.net/~jhooper/conlang/
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>... and read the part on having your language(s) posted.
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>-jrh
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