Re: THEORY: Re : Universal Translation Language
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 29, 1999, 20:59 |
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"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..."
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was hanged." - Irish proverb
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