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Re: You might be a conlanger if...

From:Tristan Mc Leay <conlang@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 4:44
H. S. Teoh wrote:

>> *You've memorized IPA, SAMPA, X-SAMPA, and CXS. > > > >*You run a website that contains a backup copy of the CXS chart. :-) > >
* You _created_ the main copy of the CXS chart *and* named it in the first place!
>[...] > > >>*You lament the fact that the Latin alphabet has entirly too few vowels. >> >> >That's so me! ;-) > >
I like working with constraints. And I think eurolangs have altogether too bad names for themselves.
>*You enjoy listening to people speak in a foreign language you don't >understand just so you can determine what's the phonetic inventory of >their language. > >
:)
>[...] > > >>*You think that CV syllables are _so_ boring. >> >> > >Hey! All my conlangs so far are CV based! ;-) > >
Yeah, I quite like CV syllables. Not to the exclusion of all others, though. Variety is nice.
>*You hate accusative languages, and prefer things like trigger >languages. Or Ebisédian. </shameless plug> > >
Apparently I'm not a conlanger then :( (Or maybe I'm just different by being the same.) -- Tristan.