Re: Kinya (& Miapimoquitch) (was: RE: [CONLANG] Silindion)

At 10:01 AM +0000 03/25/02, And Rosta wrote:
>Aidan:
>>      And just for ships and grims, here's my top 10 list of conlangs, since
>>  people seem to be in a favorite Xes sort of mood. What is your top 10?
>
>I don't have a top 10, but Tepa/Miapimoquitch keeps on getting better and
>better so stands out for regularly refreshing the enjoyment it gives me.
>Indeed, while I subscribe to the 'conlanging is art' school of thought,
>few conlangs other than Miapimoquitch give me that acuity of aesthetic
>pleasure that I derive from works of art of more canonical sorts.
You can't imagine how flattering this is to me; thanks for the kind words.

It's ironic, though; unlike you I don't consider language
construction to be an art, yet Miapimoquitch is one of the few
conlangs you find "artistic".

Go figure.

Dirk
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Dirk Elzinga                  Dirk_Elzinga@byu.edu

Man deth swa he byth thonne he mot swa he wile.
'A man does as he is when he can do what he wants.'

- Old English Proverb

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