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Re: What to Call Non-Conlangers

From:Sally Caves <scaves@...>
Date:Thursday, March 3, 2005, 23:01
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From: "Joe" <joe@...>

> Sally Caves wrote: >>>> None of us DON'T >>>> speak a natural language. The point was to put us in a special >>>> category, >>> >> (self-correction... that should be "DOESN'T) > > > Should it? That seems strange to me. I think you were right the first > time.
Oh, what do I know? :) I assumed "none" was singular, as is "any"; but I looked at USAGE in the AHD and it says either the singular or the plural can follow. Damn prescriptions.
> I was just playing with the Natlang-Conlang distinction. Since a > Natlang is the opposite of a Conlang,
well... and mind you, I'm being obnoxious and ornery here, unlike my true sweet self; I just had/have problems with "opposite" in this case. But again, what do I know? a Natlanger should be the opposite
> of a Conlanger. I wasn't being scientific, just facetious.
Facetiousness greatly respected! S.