From MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Fri Feb 27 07:12:39 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:12:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1AwjfF-00062J-T7 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:12:34 -0800 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r4.14.) id d.162.2c28feea (4592) for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:11:51 -0500 (EST) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: <162.2c28feea.2d70b837@wmconnect.com> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:11:51 EST Subject: [lojban] promoting a conlang To: lojban-list@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_162.2c28feea.2d70b837_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 sub 12 X-archive-position: 7157 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --part1_162.2c28feea.2d70b837_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Does anyone with a foot in the Esperanto camp know how successful Harry > Harrison's "Stainless Steel Rat" books were for promoting Esperanto use? > i don't know the answer to your question, but i'll bet it was practically nil. i have the esperanto version of the first book, unread because i didn't enjoy the story in english. loglan was mentioned in robert a. heinlein's "the moon is a harsh mistress", and i don't think loglan profited much from the reference. i know that when i first read the book, i assumed it was a fictitious language that heinlein made up himself. it was only after i became aware of loglan on my own that i found references to the story and reread the book. stevo --part1_162.2c28feea.2d70b837_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Does anyone with a foot in=20= the Esperanto camp know how successful Harry
Harrison's "Stainless Steel Rat" books were for promoting Esperanto use?

i don't know the answer to your question, but i'll bet it was pract= ically nil.  i have the esperanto version of the first book, unread bec= ause i didn't enjoy the story in english.
loglan was mentioned in robert a. heinlein's "the moon is a harsh mistre= ss", and i don't think loglan profited much from the reference.  i know= that when i first read the book, i assumed it was a fictitious language tha= t heinlein made up himself.  it was only after i became aware of loglan= on my own that i found references to the story and reread the book.

stevo

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