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Re: The determined verruca

From:bnathyuw <bnathyuw@...>
Date:Monday, January 6, 2003, 9:46
 --- Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote: >
Welcome back, Wright!  (Do we know each other?  We
> may have overlapped. I'm > back, too). > > What is a bad "verruca," much less a determined one? > It rhymes, if I am > pronouncing it correctly, with one of Teonaht's most > detestable swear words! > <GGGG> To call someone a "parroka" is a real > "krefimort!" > > I'm about to post another heinous survey. You're > just in time. We've been > talking extensively about conjugating by objects and > the ways different > languages represent animal sounds. There have been a > lot of introductions by > newcomers, and we've been discussing Aidan's new > language Taalen. And > cooking, and whether rue will poison you. The usual > stuff. > > P.S. What kind of writing job do you have? Most > interesting! > > Sally Caves > scaves@frontiernet.net > Eskkoat ol ai sendran, rohsan nuehra celyil takrem > bomai nakuo. > "My shadow follows me, putting strange, new roses > into the world." > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Wright" <faceloran@...> > To: <CONLANG@...> > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 10:33 AM > Subject: The determined verruca > > > > Bama! > > I'm back after a sabbatical of several months. (I > tried to send a message > > stating that I left, but the list was backed up, > and the removal request > > was processed before my message. Such is life.) > I'm busier than ever, I > > think, yet I also seem to have a lot of time. > Therefore I decided to > > return, like a bad verruca. > > > > Don't all welcome me at once. Oh, wait, you > weren't going to? Hey! > > > > I regret that I have not been working on my > languages much, *hangs head* > > but I got a job. It doesn't pay me anything, but > if I get a promotion, my > > salary is doubled. I write, and my writing is > displayed, which is as > > valuable as riches, since it can improve my > reputation. > > > > What have you all been up to? Partying in my > absence? Perhaps if I return > > quickly enough after leaving, I can catch someone > doing that :p > > > > I have prepared a relay to go forth whenever > people want it. They're > > always popular, yesno? Perhaps it will begin in > mid February. > >
on the word verruca . . . is it much known in the states and elsewhere ? an american colleague of mine said he'd never heard of them, but they're well known in british primary schools ! as to the prospect of double salary on promotion . . . that's a bit of an empty promise if you're not being paid anything to begin with ! velkominn til baka ! bn ===== bnathyuw | landan | arR stamp the sunshine out | angelfish your tears came like anaesthesia | phèdre __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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