Re: Dropping Q and C (was: Some isolating verb patterns)

Sent this accidentally to Barry alone...

> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:54:49 +1100, Tristan McLeay
> <conlang@...> wrote:
On 17 Jan 2005, at 10.35 am, B. Garcia wrote:

> I personally dig using K wherever possible. I could've done it in
> Montreiano, but to give that "related to Spanish feel" i felt I needed
> to keep similar spelling conventions (although mine are a little more
> like how Old Spanish used to be spelt).
I'm quite the opposite---I like using C whenever possible. I could've
done it in Old Føtisk (and did in Ancient F.), but to give that
Germanic feel, I felt I needed to keep similar spelling conventions,
but I did go off and use C before consonants---and whenever X can turn
up (as /ks/), it does, even when the root has a G. Though it occurs to
me that maybe I want to use Z for /ts/ as well, leaving only
-ppes/-ps/-bbes/-bs for /ps/... Hm ... I will see how I like that...

He then said to me:

> You sent your reply to me only, Tristan :)
No surprise, could you put a warning in your .sig? Please? Otherwise
I'll forget every time...

> I will use C when it's appropriate (for giving a certain flavor), but
> as my tastes tend towards non-European style languages, K usually
> gives it that non-European flavor i'm looking for.
I just reckon C's underrated, that's all ;)

--
Tristan.