Re: Hello to you all!

En réponse à Jan van Steenbergen <IJzeren_Jan@...>:

> For more than half a year I have been quite a frequent reader of the
> list’s
> postings, but I somehow never got as far as to actually participate in
> the
> discussion, though often my fingers and my brain were itching! Now, I
> finally decided to stop behaving like a voyeur, to subscribe, to
> introduce
> myself, and say howdy…
> My name is Jan van Steenbergen, 31 years old, and working as a
> software
> engineer in Amsterdam.
Welkom op de lijst! (ja, ik ben die Fransman die steeds meer Nederlands
wordt :))) ).

Well, I live in Den Haag, Maarten in Rotterdam and you in Amsterdam... Time for
a dinner! Of course, you're invited here, as Matt said, my beloved half is
rather good at cooking :)) .

Now that I think of it, it's gonna make things a little difficult. You see, my
partner's firstname's Jan too :)) .

 Like is the case for most of you, languages
> caught
> my interest in my early childhood. Since that time, I managed to learn
> nine
> of them, but not all of them go as well as the others.
Nine?! Even by Dutch standards it's quite a lot!

> of three (North-)Slavonic languages, and one family of three distinct
> Indo-
> European languages, inspired by Tocharian.
Tocharian? Wow, this one interests me :)) .

 The kind of conlangs that I
> like
> best are naturalistic, organic and complex.
Me too, and you'll find we're a majority here. You're in good company :) .

> Other hobbies of mine include: singing, writing (classical) music, and
> parrots.
Well, with the first two, you'll get very well along with my friend!

> From now on, I hope to participate regularly on the Conlang Forum.
>
Please do! you're more than welcome!

Christophe.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

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