Re: R: Re: New to the list

I meant the red mark in only the best way. Experience is my best teacher and
I need people like you guys to set things straight to me. I have a bad habit
of phrasing things poorly, I am sure with this list of ruthless savages I
will quickly learn to correct that habit.

Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yoon Ha Lee" <yl112@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: R: Re: New to the list


> On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Mangiat wrote:
>
> > > > *rubs the red mark on his cheek* Okay okay, I sit corrected.
> > > > Patrick
> >
> > Eh, no, Patrick! You shouldn't 'sit corrected', as you say. We're not at
> > school (fortunately : )) We're here because we *enjoy* playing with
> > language! So excuse me if I've personally been so - how can I say?-
> > impetuous, but don't take our (mine, Yoon Ha Lee's and Cristophe's)
> > 'corrections' as if they were your prof.'s corrections (BTW, are you at
> > school or have you already finished?). They are only personal
suggestions,
> > which obviously should be marked IMVHO (but I didn't like 'Cur? IMVHO
Latine
> > loqui...etc.' - I generally don't like mixing languages that way : )).
>
> Ditto.  I apologize if I offended you, Patrick--and I'm interested in all
> the various languages that have appeared and skim almost every message
> when there's time.  (I make no claim to *understanding* the majority of
> posts, but hey, I've learned so much in the few weeks I've been on this
> list, there's gotta be more neat stuff to come.)  Certainly you could
> have a conlang whose goal was to be "easier" for people who speak
> languages like English.  It just wouldn't be "easier" for, say, Korean or
> Tagalog speakers.
>
> > > Welcome to the list, Patrick. We're all looking forward to seeing
> > > your Tierian whenever you feel like posting some info on it.
> >
> > Welcome from a 17-years-and-two-days-old Italian guy. Where are you
from?
> > How old are you? Is Tierian your first Conlang, or are you one of those
> > lucky who grow up with their language from their early childhood?
>
> And belatedly, welcome from a 21-year-old-but-you-couldn't-prove-it-by-me
> American of Korean descent, who sometims doesn't know when to shut up.
>
> <bow>
>
> YHL

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