Re: Language Creation: The International Language Construction Bulletin (working title)

Davis, Iain E. writes:

 > > From: Christophe Grandsire [mailto:christophe.grandsire@FREE.FR]
 >
 > I'm not sure I have a better idea, but when I was speed-skimming
 > thread-subjects (I'm woefully behind on reading the list, so I
 > mass-delete on the basis of subject), because of extra spaces in the
 > message subject, what I actually saw was: "International Language
 > Construction" and nearly deleted the thread because I initially thought
 > it was about constructing a new inter-language.  I don't have anything
 > against them, I'm just not interested in the subject, as it were (having
 > 2023 messages in my conlang folder might have something to do with that.
 > ;)
 >
 > "The International Language             Construction
 > Bulletin (working title :)) )"
 >
 > Unfortunately, I don't know of a good title that captures the elements
 > (e.g. language creation, international, etc.) without giving that false
 > impression.
 >
What about "The International Bulletin of Language Construction"?  (Or
maybe make it Journal, or something, as I'm not sure "Bulletin" looks
correct there, somehow).  I think that's the best way of showing that
"International" refers to "Bulletin" rather than "Language" or indeed
"Construction" (it wouldn't be so bad for it to refer to
"Construction", but there is no way to do this in English.  I suppose
you could title it in lojban, there'd be no problem there ;)).

 > Of course, it could be I'm the only one misguided enough to mistake
 > "International Language Construction" for inter-language construction.
 > ;)
 >
 > Iain

I think it's a fair point.

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