LL-L "Orthography" 2006.01.17 (09) [E]

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17 January 2006 * Volume 09
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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2006.01.17 (07) [E]

Heather/Ron:
> > but much of the essence of English comedy lies in the
> > double entendres and comic effects of homophones
>
> Yeah?  And?  Do you need different spelling for that?  If you can do it in
> spoken form you can do it in the same way in written form.  Roygh'?

Damn right you do need a different spelling! At least those among us who
love cryptic crossword puzzles (which only really work in English, so-so in
Dutch, and not at all in German). There's a whole universe that would be
lost to those of us who appreciate the joys of the intellect! I think I
quoted this before, but my youngest (then about five or six) once told an
attentive audience that she knew "what my parents do when they're alone in
bed, before they go to sleep". "So, what DO they do?" (my brother, who
else). Imagine our relief when she said "Cryptic puzzles"!

So, let not a letter be changed, or the balance of the universe will be
destroyed! ;-)

Gabriele Kahn

P.S. Trying to impress a moose with strap-on horns? That's pathetic! No
wonder you have a headache!

P.P.S. This reminds me, I used to whack our Jonny, whom I have never met in
real life, with virtual cast-iron frying pans when he got too cheeky (he
begged for it). But not for a while, so it is not my responsibility that he
seems to have gone missing...

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2006.01.17 (08) [E]

Ron wrote:
> "I like" and "it's worth" aren't a valid arguments, I'm afraid.
>
> Not too long ago our Sandy posted something about arguments needing to be
> more substantial than that, and I totally agree with him, although I don't
> always live up to it myself.

Why arguments? Because we love it the way it is, and that's that. No
argument needed whatsoever to make a very valid statement. Language is not a
scientific concept that needs to be changed according to new insights; it's
a tool and a toy for everyone, not an object for linguists to dissect. It's
all about beauty and comfort. And fun. But also a powerful tool, and a
dangerous one.

Hey, Rikus, am I being militant enough for you? ;-)

Gabriele Kahn

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

Gabriele, predictably enticed by my kahunic finery:

> Damn right you do need a different spelling! At least those among us who
> love cryptic crossword puzzles (which only really work in English, so-so 
> in
> Dutch, and not at all in German). There's a whole universe that would be
> lost to those of us who appreciate the joys of the intellect!

See, Heiko?  Now there's a valid reason for you.

> Hey, Rikus, am I being militant enough for you? ;-)

Sounds more like Tant Milli to me.

> But not for a while, so it is not my responsibility that he
> seems to have gone missing...

Oh, sure!  Maybe he's gone AWOL because he couldn't deal with the threats 
contained in my LS counter-poem.  Hopefully he's OK.

I thought of the perfect Hawaiian byname for our Jonny:

Pāpa'i-Iwi-Pūpū
(< *Pāpaki-Iwi-Pūpū)
'hermit crab'

iwi (bone, carcass, shell)
pāpa'i (crab)
pūpū (snail shell)

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron 

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