Re: OT: PL/I was Re: Please welcome . . .

Mark J. Reed wrote at 2003-12-18 13:29:07 (-0500)
 > On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 09:47:56AM -0800, Gary Shannon wrote:
 > > An interesting idea.  I did try, about 3 or 4 years ago, to
 > > design an RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) conlang inspired by the
 > > Forth programming language.
 >
 > There is an alien conlang that operates on this principle, although
 > its name escapes me.  Interesting cultural notes about politicians
 > pushing a word and then forgetting about it until the end of their
 > speech when it changes the whole meaning of what they were saying,
 > etc.  Comments about humans generally being unable to speak the
 > language in real time because we can't keep a deep enough mental
 > stack.
 >

Jeffrey Henning's Fith.

http://www.langmaker.com/fith.htm

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