Re: Reactions to the secret vice (was: Steg's wonderful sig.)
| From: | Irina Rempt-Drijfhout <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 9, 1999, 8:39 |
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On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Jeffrey Henning wrote:
> But I must confess that "conlang" has always seemed to me to be an
> ugly word
Me too; I don't like this type of abbreviation anyway (I'll never use
"lang" for "language" either). I much prefer the Dutch-from-Latin
term "linguafictie".
> While I know the idea of renaming the list was in jest
When will y'all (youse, vosotros, atine) realize that I never meant
to suggest to rename the list, but only wanted to know if it would
have made a difference to Jay and others if it had been clear from
the name of the list what it was in fact about?
> in my alternate Earth history the CONLANG list was named "fablang",
> since "fab" in English can mean "fabulous" or "fabrication", and I
> think most fab langs are fab.
Yes! So do I! Our four-year-old twins have socks with a big '4' and
the words "Fab to be Four" :-)
Irina
Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastynay.
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