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Re: How to write down a language design?

From:J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...>
Date:Saturday, November 8, 2003, 3:15
In a message dated 2003:11:07 10:21:07 AM, mia@PAPASODY.COM writes:

>There's a certain amount of Destiny and Fate that goes >into the creation of a conlang. ;)
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