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Re: CHAT: New to list

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Thursday, January 23, 2003, 15:34
En réponse à "E. Notagain" <ecg321@...>:

> > >Welcome to the list! I often am the first one to welcome newbies, but > this > time > >I couldn't. I was busy having a life ;)) . > > Ah, another of those things. Where can I get one? >
Well, it seems stores have a shortage of them currently. You need to order them by Internet, www.Get-a-Real-Life.com (but the site seems not to be working anymore. Maybe they had only a limited supply...).
> > Essinya Erin/Gwaeriel/Tollaquë. Ma quetalye Quenya? >
<Doing my best Orc imitation> Guh? </>
> > *grins and assumes holier-than-thou look* "Ancient Egyption".
I suppose you mean "Ancient Egypti*a*n". I do not know the verb "to Egypt" ;))) . They
> called > their land Kemet, therefore, many people use the word Kemetic to > describe > their language. >
Well, I already got the explanation that the root was kmt, but it doesn't mean that the name was really Kemet. It could have well been Kamut, Kimt, or whatever you want ;))) . After all, the god whose name is often rendered as Re` or Ra` was arguably (thanks to references to that names in other languages which marked vowels) Ria` ;)) . But let's settle for Kemetic for now (I don't know why but I like "Kimtic" ;)))) ).
> > I'm so giddy about finding people who /aren't/ bored to suicide with > my > endless ramblings about "Hey, did you realise that the reason > English's > pronunciation of the plural for..." >
LOL!!!! Don't get me started on that!!! I already see people around rolling the eyes to the sky ;)) .
> > I've never seen a reason to be secretive. Of course, that is how I got > the > name Notagain... "Talking about languages? Not again!" "Talking about > The X- > Files? Not again!" "Talking about HTML? Not again!" >
LOL. So *that's* the reason ;))) . Anyway, nice nickname ;)) .
> *takes deep breath and makes note to hide Dr. Pepper* >
?!
> > Because natural languages rarely follow their own rules about, well, > everything, and my languages are naturalistic, that tends to be the > last > thing I work on. And even if I do it first, I usually change it > halfway > through...
Well, you ain't seen nothin'! Browse the archives for Maggel for instance! ;)) Last invented Maggel word: |ilbau|. The pronunciation is *obviously*... ['rivwE]. The strength of Maggel? It is never *totally* unpredictable (that would be too easy ;)) ). It loves to put people on known paths just to surprise them with the unexpected, and then leave them lost, seemingly for good, just to present them suddenly a friendly face! ;))) There's no best way to freak people out ;)))))))) Oops, forgot evil laugh: <Mwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!>
> > >We want to see more! > > More languages or examples of them? >
Both!!! ;)) But begin with more examples ;)) .
> > I have three sad, poor computers.
Ch'ti poupounes!!! (I let people try to guess what it means :) . Some of the rests of Normand I have ;))) ) Well, two computers and one very
> old, > expensive word processor (a Tandy, made in about '90). And then my new > one > is the Son of HAL... eh, but I digress... >
You mean it runs under WinXP I guess? ;))))) And you'll learn that digressions are the heart and soul of the list ;)) .
> > *sings stupid Google song written by other geeks* >
Want to hear! Want to hear! (who knows, may be a nice translation exercise ;)))) )
> >You're welcome, and ew! ;))) > > *tilts head quizzically* May I ask what these people have against my > drink? >
Not the drink by itself, but the idea of an *overdose* of it... Especially since I can't stand *any* carbonated drink (even carbonated mineral water is a no-no for me). The only bubbles I bear are in champaign ;))) .
> > "I'm sorry, I just don't speak mumblish." >
Mmmmh mmmmh mmmmmmh mmh? Christophe. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr Take your life as a movie: do not let anybody else play the leading role.