Re: Presentation on Language Creation
| From: | Tristan <kesuari@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 7:42 |
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Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Christophe Grandsire wrote:
>
>>
>> En réponse à John Cowan <jcowan@...>:
>>
>> >
>> > Perhaps it is time to introduce the acronyms CIAWOL and CIJAGH
>> > ("Conlanging is a way of life" and "Conlanging is just a goddam
>> > hobby").
>> >
>>
>> Just to annoy everyone, I'll be a proponent of CICADFILB: "Conlanging is
>> conlanging and doesn't fit in little boxes" :))) .
>
>
> If so, I'll start the WTTJCACGCTLAP.
>
> (Which's, of course, to be read out as "We Think That John Cowan And
> Christophe Grandsire Coin Too Long Acronyms Party")
I coined WFTWHEBPTPNOWF (being, of course, 'Whirlpoolians for the words
"Herring Enthusiast" beneath Pingu the Penguin's name on Whirlpool Forums').
But in John's defence, he didn't coin 'CIAWOL' or 'CIJAGH', but only
modified it from (I'm guessing) 'FIAWOL' and 'FIJAGH' (Fandom ---).
Whether that came from somewhere else, I don't know.
But I like CICADFILB... my philosophy on just about everything is a
cross b/n that and CIJAGH.
Tristan
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