Re: CHAT: New to list

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

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