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Re: What to Call Non-Conlangers

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Thursday, March 3, 2005, 18:38
Sally Caves wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe" <joe@...> > > >> Dan Sulani wrote: >> >>> >>> Anybody else have any ideas as to what we should call >>> those who don't create langs? >> >> >> >> Why, Natlangers of course. The use of Natlangs is what creates them, so >> I think it would be appropriate. > > > 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,
Well, we are in a special category. 'Conlangers'. 'Natlangers' is simply the natural opposition to that.

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