Re: OT: Semi-OT: Conlanging in application forms?

Glossopoeia.  Language invention.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carsten Becker" <naranoieati@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 11:50 AM
Subject: Semi-OT: Conlanging in application forms?


> Hello!
>
> For the 1,000,001st time, what would you call "conlanging" in
> application forms? I'm just applying for a job experience at Bertelsmann
> Group or Hänssler Verlag. Just "invention of languages" seems to much
> dilettant, but "onomatopoeia" (sp?) OTOH is too posh IMO. I'm giving
> conlanging because I've also written that my favourite subjects in
> school are English, Musical Education and Computer Science. I also said
> that I'm interested in languages. Since I'm also playing the classical
> guitar. All in all, conlaning might thus be quoteworthy, too, although
> it's not an acknoledged art, it's nevertheless showing (at least a
> certain bit) of creativity IMO. I hope also in the eyes of the guy at
> the staff department.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Carsten
>

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