Re: Local conlangcons (was Re: Yitzik and Basilius met in Kiev)

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From: Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>

> On 3/1/07, Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...> wrote:
> > Paul Bennett wrote:
> >
> > > Ah, how I remember my first. And Rosta, Lars Henrik Mattiesen
> (from> > whom I learned the difference between /a/ and /&/), Fabian,
> >
> > Great! Basilius said that the only other conlanger he met IRL
> was Fabian!
>
> Who is this Fabian?
>
> Fabian van de l'Isle / Fabian ta' Lajzar / Rhialto? Or someone else?
>
> Can you tell me more about him? He seems to be well-known, but I
don't
> think I've heard of him (except for the name, if that's even the same
> person you're talking about).
All three are the same person, and are the Fabian in question. An
English guy who knows more than is
safe about the Maltese language. Currently teaching (English?) in
Japan, and is apparently a Second
Life player. Very useful guy for asking about non-Latin/non-English
scripts in Win9x/3.x. He was a
frequent poster to the list, but came and went for a while before
finally wenting and not coming
back. I forget the name of his main Conlang, but he was the most
prepared with notes & handouts about
it when we met. I got the impression we have somewhat different
learning styles, for whatever that's
worth.



Paul