Re: French syntax (was: Italian Particles)

At 16:43 25/04/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
>
>> We still have to find a word to translate "conlanger". Until then, we use
>> the English word.
>
>I once read (but I forget by whom) that it is typically francophone
>to desire a single word for every concept, avoiding conventional
>phrases.
>
Very true :)) . Maybe because we like short things, even if we have a
language that doesn't allow that (lack of compounding abilities).
'constructeur de langues artificielles' sounds just too long and heavy.

                                                Christophe Grandsire
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