Re: ned'm website semi-up

In a message dated 3/15/99 1:56:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, mpearson@UCLA.EDU
writes:

> I must say that I was surprised and quite offended to find the phrase "I
don'
> t
>  hate
>  gays, I hate fags" used to illustrate the pronunciation of the "ey" sound.
> Not
>  only is
>  this a complete non sequitur, it's also highly mean-spirited, in my
opinion.
>  I
>  suggest
>  that you remove these infantile touches if you want your conlang projects
to
> be
>  taken
>  seriously by others.

This was an aggregious error on my behalf, whose explanation hardly makes up
for the offense that it implies.  The reason that was used  in the orthography
section is because I had originally only made up the orthography for a teacher
of mine who had expressed interest in the project.  In the orthography I made
somewhat veiled references to students in the class, one of whom had recently
made the statement "I don't hate gays, I ahte fags."  In context, It was a
jibe at a despised homophobe, but outside of that It is a painfully
embarassing mistake on my behalf.  I apologize to all who had to read this and
I hope that no one holds this mistake against me too much.
Joe Mondello