Re: What to Call Non-Conlangers

Sally Caves wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe" <joe@...>
>
>> 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)

Should it?  That seems strange to me. I think you were right the first time.

I was just playing with the Natlang-Conlang distinction.  Since a
Natlang is the opposite of a Conlang, a Natlanger should be the opposite
of a Conlanger.  I wasn't being scientific, just facetious.

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