Re: CONLANG T-Shirt: "Your yahzick could be in this mesto."
From: | Fabian <rhialto@...> |
Date: | Wednesday, November 10, 1999, 18:50 |
> Nadsat
> Anthony Burgess
> Latin alphabet
>
> "Your yahzick could be in this mesto."
>
> I'm not sure what to use for "language". The word 'yahzick' is "tongue"
> (the body part). Since Nadsat's an English relex, I think that's the best
> candidate, and extending it to mean "tongue, a language", is okay.
However,
> there's also 'govoreet', "to speak or talk"; 'skazat', "say"; and 'slovo',
> "word" to choose from.
You sure this isn't Russian spelt in Latin script :?
> Basic English [instead of English]
> C.K. Ogden
> Latin alphabet
>
> "Your language here." :-)
Isn't "go" part of basic English?
---
Fabian
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Jkun li ttaffi ugigh tal-Mitlufin u tal-Indannati.
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