On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 01:12:22 -0500, Sandy Rhodes <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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>Maybe we could just say "lang" instead of "conlang" and use more
>specific terms like "auxlang" or "artlang" when needed.
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>I agree that "con" has a lot of negative CONnotations, so to speak.
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The only problem with that is that "lang" is a standard abbreviation
for "language", whether natural, constructed or otherwise.
The negative connotation I've always had derives from "confidence
game", or "con". As in con-man, ex-con, con-game, etc. As a name, it
does rather give our activity a potentially less than savory image, as
con- indicates fakery, or deliberate obfuscation.
Padraic
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