On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 16:51:51 -0600, Caleb Hines <cph9fa@...> wrote:
> *You correct people who call a "diaresis" an "umlat".
I should correct anyone who calls _anything_ an umlat ;)
Of course, the One True Term is "trema".
> *You've considered listing your conlang on a job application form when
> asked if you speak foreign languages.
I've considered taking orders at work in Toki Pona. ("tenpo suno la sina wile
e seme?")
> */ju k&n izIli rid DIs lajn Uv tEkst wITaUt Ini c@nfjuZ@n/
/aIm k@nfjuzd baI D@ I In Eni/...
> *You lament the fact that the Latin alphabet has entirly too few vowels.
Hah! I lament the fact that the _Cyrillic_ alphabet has entirely too few
vowels.
> *You can tell the difference between palatal and velar nasals.
And get annoyed by old books that call velars palatals.
*Muke!
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