Re: Newbie says hi
| From: | Amanda Babcock <langs@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, November 11, 2002, 1:33 |
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On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 06:30:42PM -0500, Jeff Jones wrote:
> That last gives me an idea: the next time I come up with a language name, I
> should try basing it on a misunderstanding, instead of a word for language.
Hey, what a great idea :) Now I want to invent a language so that I
can name it "whatever you're selling, we don't need any" (it would be
polysynthetic, of course, to fit that all in one word :)
(Hmm, that sounds kind of like something that would be in a Pratchett
book...)
Amanda
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