From cowan@xxxxx.xxxx.xxxx Thu Apr 22 09:38:45 1999 X-Digest-Num: 121 Message-ID: <44114.121.689.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:38:45 -0400 From: John Cowan Just out of curiosity, what might this strong feature be? The "baseline" refers to an organizational decision by the Logical Language Group that, after the publication of the grammar book in 1997, no more changes to the language would be made for *five years*. (There is an exemption for the place structures of complexes/lujvo.) In 2002 (weather permitting), we will review all proposals for changes, make one final batch (possibly of zero size), and then freeze the prescription forever. No more tinkering. Just like Esperanto. This doesn't mean that the language won't evolve naturally as it is used. It just means that the creators have stopped making conscious changes to it. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)