Re: What to Call Non-Conlangers
| From: | Ph. D. <phild@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, March 4, 2005, 4:30 |
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Joe wrote:
>
> Sally Caves wrote:
>
> > Ah, but that's so dull! We're all of us natlangers, too. 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)
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>
> Should it? That seems strange to me. I think you were right the first
time.
Well, a pedant would point out that "none" is singular, so "doesn't"
would be correct.
While we're on the subject, I like "nonlanger" since these people
do not create any kind of language.
--Ph. D.