Re: General RFI

[Padraic Brown <pbrown@polaris.umuc.edu>]

On Sun, 17 May 1998, Andrew Smith wrote:

> On Wed, 13 May 1998, Geoff Eddy wrote:
> 
> The Great Master Page exists, but only on a very worn page.  I did once
> type it up and e-mailed it to Peter.  I don't know if he still has it
> though.  It's heavily based on the book _Sounds and History of Welsh_, the
> correct title of which is in the Bibliography of the Brithenig Homepage.
> If necessary I can type it up again.

I should like to see this; what is it exactly, this Great Master Page?

> Some messages have been cross posted to the Sessiwn, unless John has
> started keeping the celticonlong archives as well.  The majority of llo
> *sessur agreed to maintain the Brithenig Distribution List as a private
> mailing list.  This has not stopped Brithenig discussion effectively
> hijacking this list, which concerns me.  Interested people are welcome to
> join the Sessiwn.

I think this hijackment is somewhat unintentional; if enthusiastic. 
Brithenig does, I belive, fall within the bounds of a 'Celtic conlang'. [I
know, I know, it's a Romance language...] It does, however, encompass a
number of Celtic elements and Celtic culture to a large extent; which
would seem to be list appropriate. 

>  
> > Much better than the Esp&r@n* Ghefo, my reaction to which is
> > unprintable.
> > 
> Oh, Ghefo is your name in Espaar'n*!  It's not a particularly friendly
> transliteration, I thought it was a typo or something!

Cell'altra mistarista!  It sounds like the name one might expect of a
second rate parlour magician.  (One night only -- Ghefo the Grand!!!)

> 
> What's IPA for *, I'm trying to figure out how to pronounce Esp&r@n*?
> 
> - andrew.
> 
> Andrew Smith                                  <hobbit@earthlight.co.nz>
> 
> MAN, despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many
> accomplishments; still owes his existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil
> and the fact that it rains.
> 							   - Anonymous
> 
> 
Padraic.