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Re: Reactions to the secret vice (was: Steg's wonderful sig.)

From:Matt Pearson <jmpearson@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 9, 1999, 18:45
Jeffrey Henning wrote, in response to Ed Heil:

>>Perhaps in this context Jeffrey Henning's term (which nobody else uses >>but him, as far as I can tell), "Model Languages," would be useful. :) >>You seem to have made the same point via metaphor. > >Well, in my defense, when I coined the term in 1986 I had never heard of any >other word for it nor met anyone else who practiced it.
No need to defend yourself. I don't think it was intended as a criticism. And anyhow, I've also adopted the term "model language", although I stick to "conlang" for convenience when speaking/writing to other conlangers. I also like "fablang", but I doubt if it'd ever catch on. Matt.