Re: Sorry
| From: | Wesley Parish <wes.parish@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, August 30, 2004, 8:29 |
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Hi, I'm back! And I agree wholeheartedly with this - conlanging for a
conlanger is as natural as breathing.
I started a novella - or at least that's the intention - and thought I would
keep it free from conlangs. Well, I was wrong. I've already "discovered" a
dialectal difference - some speakers say "Nd-" where others say "T-" through
a stress change - Nde'ngu becomes Tekai', which leaves both people wondering
who is talking about what - and the genitive case, a suffixed "-n" in a
language which seems to regard closed syllables as a NO-NO, and I think the
future/optative/subjunctive is reduplicated with a suffixed "-t" while the
past and perfect tenses are suffixed with "-b" - the perfect doesn't have the
prefixed "te-", which the past has.
Conlanging creeps up on you, like it or not! If it's part of you, it's part
of you - share and enjoy!
Wesley Parish
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:22, you wrote:
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 05:24:50 -0400
> > From: Afian <yann_kiraly@...>
> > Subject: Sorry
> >
> > I'm sorry for bothering you with posts about my languages. I have now
> > abandoned all of them to create a totaly different one. I will post a
> > feature list and an example when it is , atleast basically, finished.
> >
> > ------------------------------
>
> Afian,
>
> Don't bother with any arrogant ass that thinks your efforts aren't
> "worthy" or that you are too much of a "n00b" or "newbie" or whatever
> stupid, condescending label they wish to attach to you and your work, to
> be worthwhile. They are insecure in their own lack of skill and only
> feel good taking shots at others.
> No effort you make is "unworthy" or a "bother". Those efforts, great
> and small, are what this entire list is about. What's more, it's about
> how you feel making the language, not how some putz judges it. You may
> have very good reasons to make choices that they don't understand. the
> point is to have some fun. The people who want to tell you that you
> have to do it a certain way can take a flying leap.
>
> I've been at the research end of thing for years, literally. I haven't
> produced an conlang worth the name in over ten years. In fact, since
> long before I found this list and all the wonderful, frightening,
> amazing suggestions of the far more capable than myself. So, as far as
> I'm concerned, the simple fact that you're actively working on one, or
> more, languages is great! Remember, it's for the fun of doing it, not
> for what other people think or say, okay? As long as you're having fun,
> I think anything you produce is just great.
>
> Keep coming back,
> Jim
> P.S. I've also sent you something off-list that I hope will add
> inspiration to your efforts and help keep you going.
>
>
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>
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>
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