From MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Sun Feb 20 04:28:26 2005 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 20 Feb 2005 04:28:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1D2qC0-0004Wa-FD for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 04:28:08 -0800 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id d.f4.4add40e4 (25711) for ; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 07:27:35 -0500 (EST) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 07:27:34 EST Subject: [lojban] blast from the past To: lojban-list@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_f4.4add40e4.2f49dc36_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 sub 12 X-archive-position: 9505 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_f4.4add40e4.2f49dc36_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2005-02-20 5:21:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes: > From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:11:51 EST > Subject: [lojban] promoting a conlang > > > 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 > Who resent this and why? stevo --part1_f4.4add40e4.2f49dc36_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 2005-02-20 5:21:35=20= AM Eastern Standard Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


From: MorphemeAddict@wmconn= ect.com
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:11:51 EST
Subject: [lojban] promoting a conlang

> Does anyone with a foot in the Esperanto camp know how successful H= arry
> Harrison's "Stainless Steel Rat" books were for promoting Esperanto= use?
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i don't know the answer to your question, but i'll bet it was practicall= y=20
nil.  i have the esperanto version of the first book, unread becaus= e i didn't=20
enjoy the story in english.
loglan was mentioned in robert a. heinlein's "the moon is a harsh mistre= ss",=20
and i don't think loglan profited much from the reference.  i know=20= that when i=20
first read the book, i assumed it was a fictitious language that heinlei= n=20
made up himself.  it was only after i became aware of loglan on my=20= own that i=20
found references to the story and reread the book.

stevo


Who resent this and why?
stevo --part1_f4.4add40e4.2f49dc36_boundary--