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

Paul Bennett, On 28/02/2007 17:23:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...>
>> That was my first meeing with a conlanger IRL.
>
> Ah, how I remember my first. And Rosta, Lars Henrik Mattiesen (from
> whom I learned the difference
> between /a/ and /&/), Fabian, and I strolled around London, taking in
> Foyle's bookstore, the public
> gallery at the British Library, and some less-academic locations
> (including elevensies in a bistro
> kind of place, lunch in Chinatown, drinks at a pub whose name I don't
> recall, and dinner in a nearby
> Caff). The Library were showing a variety of famous British lit at the
> time, from Beowulf to
> Shakespeare, and beyond. It was a true joy to gaze on page one of the
> Nowell Codex, and IIRC an
> original First Folio.
I'm gratified to figure in one of your cherished memories!

IIRC that was my first conlangconlet. Very agreeable though I found my companions
to be, and high in my regard though they remain, I would nevertheless say that
in my experience it can be quite taxing to meet offline those who one has first
got to know online: a group of quasiautistic introverts unblessed with great
effusions of garrulity may very well interact most satisfactorily and
stimulatingly online, yet find it heavy going if they come face to face. Hence
when Isaac implied that he was surprised by the success of his meeting with
Basileus, I felt I understood where he was coming from.

--And.

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