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Re: Dune Conlang

From:Bryan Maloney <bjm10@...>
Date:Friday, November 12, 1999, 17:42
On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Thomas R. Wier wrote:

> Well, just because the Reverend Mothers have all those memories > of earlier forms of the language doesn't mean they'll use it much less > impose that on the speech of those around them. Even assuming that
Nevertheless, they did so.
> they would willingly adjust their speech to hers, that doesn't mean > they'll do so correctly (especially when it comes to phonology).
Nevertheless, they did so. I'm reminded of a time when somebody claimed that Elves and Humans MUST be allowed to hybridize in a shared world project that I was allowed in. His "evidence" was that Mr. Spock is a half-human half-vulcan hybrid.