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Re: Stargate Languages (was: Con-Names of Planets)

From:Davis, Iain E. <feaelin@...>
Date:Friday, September 20, 2002, 16:15
> -----Original Message----- > From: daniel andreasson [mailto:danielandreasson@SWIPNET.SE] > Sent: Thursday, 2002 September 19 16:34 > To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU > Subject: Re: [CONLANG] Stargate Languages (was: Con-Names of Planets)
> > Or Daniel himself, since the original reason he got > > involved was because of his theories related to > linguistics. Perhaps > > he's a "linguistic genius"? :) > > Haha. That's what I like to think, since I'm also a > Daniel and also a linguist (or almost one, in any case.) >
> > Mostly though, I think he was selected not because they > thought he was > > "smarter than the others" but because he didn't have any ties to > > anyone, a job, etc. Easy to pick up and move, and kept > under wraps, > > if necessary. > > No! Don't ruin my dreams of becoming just like him! ;) >
Er. In that case, I am absolutely certain that he was selected because of his linguistic genius. A case of the government actually selecting the "right person for the job" (generally a miracle). ;)

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