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Re: Who are now the deciders?

Roy Fullmer ("Roy Fullmer" <ernobe@...>) on August 2, 2007

The best way for Glosa to evolve is for people to use it as it is, because = 1) it gives others a chance to hear about and learn Glosa, and 2) the users= of it will benefit from constructive criticism of their usage. “Nu” is a = word which is meant to distinguish present tense from past or future tense,= when such a distinction is necessary. However, “es” can also be used to i= ndicate the current, present tense presence of something in the users mind.= If you use “nu” in such a case it is unclear if it is something that the = user is just thinking about, or something just now happening to the user. = If you make it obligatory to use “nu”, then present tense thoughts are not = communicated, and the purpose of the language is missed. It is the same fo= r the other rules of grammar which are common in most other languages. The= thoughts and intentions of the user are missed, because the words have bee= n used as things that communicate something other than the thoughts of the = user. Glosa can be said to be the opposite of Loglan in many respects, bec= ause users of Glosa think that the user influences the shape of the languag= e, not the other way around.

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