Re: absolve me; this is my introduction

On Dec/24/2002, Jan van Steenbergen wrote:

[Using computer programs to generate words]
> But a lot of people here think differently. Anyway, word generated by
> a computer can always give you some ideas. In practice, I think the
> difference is not that big, though; as I understood from those who
> used word generators, they often throw away 99 % of the generated
> words anyway (and could have made up the rest without the computer,
> too).
        Yes, exactly, that's what I do. When generating words, I use the
computer program more for giving ideas than for plain word generation. I
take the words or part of words that I like, and throw away the rest.
It's not the 99% of them that I reject, but I must confess that it's a
big part of them O:-) In the end, I think that we all have a close idea
of the sounds that we like for our conlang; and so, we pick words
accordingly.

        Anyway, when the program I use makes me throw away most of its
output, I don't consider it a failure in the concept of computer
generation, but more in my ability at giving it the proper input ;-)

        Bold affirmations for someone as me that is just working out his
2nd conlang, indeed O:-)

--
        Roberto Suarez Soto