Re: Language of saurian/reptilian beings

=?iso-8859-1?q?Jan=20van=20Steenbergen?= scripsit:

> > Are you too an amateur of Mongolian throat-singing? ;))))
>
> Absolutely. It belongs to my favourites among vocal traditions (after Georgian
> polyphony, I must add).
Mild usage note:  In English, "amateur" implies that one actually
practices the art mentioned: an "amateur poet" is not merely one who loves
poetry, but one who actually writes poems, though not for money.  It may
also suggest incompetence in the art, but by no means necessarily so.

If, as I suppose, this is not actually the case for either of you,
you might wish to issue a clarification.

        The amateur tenor
        Whose vocal villainies
            All desire to shirk,
        Shall during off-hours
        Exhibit his powers
            To Madame Tussaud's wax-work.
                -- W.S. Gilbert, _The Mikado_

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