> "Raymond A. Brown" wrote:
> > Umm - that might be a good thing for an IAL! If it takes all afternoon to
> > utter one sentence & the rest of the evening to get the reply, it might
> > give the two speakers time to cool down and think
>
> Reminds me of a proposed reform of Esperanto which had a simplified
> phonology, and simpler syllables, stretching out words.
>
http://www.langmaker.com/ml0105.htm, he says of this length (I think
> satirically) "Sen:esepera, by offering a long- winded language, hopes to
> discourage people from talking too much, which will increase the
> likelihood of world peace..."