Re: OT: Quick Intro

On Saturday 22 February 2003 9:12 pm, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> En réponse à "John M. Dollan" <dollan@...>:
> > Okay, I'm a bit lost here:  Auxlang?
>
> Or IAL: International Auxiliary Language. Esperanto, Volapük, Ido,
> Interlingua, Glosa, etc...
>
>   And it might be best to respond to
>
> > my
> > private email, if it is such a bad subject!
>
> Not exactly. Discussing *about* the features of an auxlang is not a
> problem, as long as it's discussed like any other conlang. Arguing that
> someone's auxlang is "better" or "superior" than another for international
> communication is called Auxlang politics and is forbidden here.
>
> > Hey,. don't forget the one dealing with whether or not birds sleep while
> > in
> > flight!!!
>
> Or the one about whether some birds could carry sheep or not in flight!
> ;)))) I think I've not seen *one* subject on that list which didn't turn
> eventually into a flamewar :)) .
>
>
Just a point... 'I think I've not' is not normal English.  'I don't think
I've' is normal.

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