From MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Fri Feb 27 07:13:24 2004 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 48526 invoked from network); 27 Feb 2004 15:13:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m8.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 27 Feb 2004 15:13:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Feb 2004 15:13:23 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.30) id 1Awjg0-00063Q-R1 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:13:20 -0800 Received: from dsl081-049-134.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([64.81.49.134] helo=chain.digitalkingdom.org) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1AwjfO-00062m-Ly; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:12:42 -0800 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) Message-ID: <162.2c28feea.2d70b837@wmconnect.com> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:11:51 EST 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 X-list: lojban-list To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 64.81.49.134 From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Reply-To: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Subject: [lojban] promoting a conlang X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=137764184 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojbaner X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 21632 --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 i= n 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 pr= actically 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 mistr= ess", and i don't think loglan profited much from the reference.  i kn= ow 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 lo= glan on my own that i found references to the story and reread the book.

stevo

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