On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:04:30 -0500, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
wrote:
>On Dec 21, 2007 1:29 PM, Jeffrey Jones <jsjonesmiami@...> wrote:
>I figure I might as well stop reading here too.
>
>uhm. huh? "too"? I feel as though I missed something.
It's just as well, then.
>Let's face it: I'm here mainly in the hopes of a discussion of whichever
>> conlang I happen to be working on,
>
>Well, we're always happy to chat about what you're working on, come up with
>general ideas, etc, but it's true we're not likely to dive in and learn your
>language well enough to collaborate on the intricate details..
And in my case diving in would be necessary since I'm not following any
natlang model. I'm glad that there's been at least some discussion.
> we're all working on our own langs, ya see...
I had assumed so, but it's good to have some confirmation.
>although I enjoy seeing discussions of other interesting* conlangs, and even
>> natlangs, provided it's not about phonetics and phonemes.
>
>Gary Shannon? Is that you?
I don't understand the reference to Gary Shannon.
>The problem (and if you say anything about my use of the
>> word "problem", fuck you)
>
>Whoa. Whence the hostility?
You never know what kind of creature may be lurking.
>> So, the benefits to me are limited. On the minus side, sometimes issues
>> come up that I suspect most people don't notice, but I find very
>> distressing, even if I don't mention it.
>
>Do you mean issues coming up on the list?
Yes.
> Or with your conlang? I'm a bit confused here.
>
>--
>Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>