Re: Tonal Languages taken to extremes

On Thursday, September 27, 2001, at 04:17 PM, David Peterson wrote:

> In a message dated 9/27/01 1:11:16 PM, yl112@CORNELL.EDU writes:
>
> << I actually considered that with "meep" [mip] since I do have perfect
> pitch
> =^) but decided it was too much of a hassle, especially if anyone else
> were to understand it.  (Besides, I already meep at random people.)  It'd
> be a fun concept for an alien conlang, though. >>
>
> <:O  What the Hell!?  I just posted my message about my mono-word language
> and here I read yours and your word is [mip] where mine is [bip]!!!!!
> Good
> God!  What are the odds?!  Maybe we're secretly twins...
(solemnly)  Either I'm voiced-bilabial-stop impaired or you're
nasal-bilabial-stop impaired.  ;-)  Separated at birth maybe?

Jaa ne,
YHL