#ithquil

[deviantartvictimhotline]

Ithquil, from Prolangs

https://www.deviantart.com/ardaku/art/Ithquil-from-prolangs-1080565482

[elrohirtheneurodivergent]

Isn't that kind of Ithquil (is it spelled like that?)

noticing as I learn different languages I tend to think using the shortest word from any of those languages, so for example instead of "this is" or "dette er", I'll just automatically think "c'est"

So my proposal is a creole of every language in which we find the shortest syllabic way to say every single word and speak at maximum efficiency

[readsetc-blog]

“Utopian for Beginners” by Joshua Foer for The New Yorker

As he spoke, the translator whispered in my ear; Garkavenko spoke so fast and monotonously that it was difficult to keep up. He mentioned a recent stint in prison, described reading Bakhtiyarov’s book, “Active Consciousness,” in his jail cell every day, and the transformational effect that psychonetics had had on his political and philosophical consciousness. ¶ Near the end of his speech, the translator stopped speaking. The color had fled his cheeks. “Do you realize who this guy is?” he whispered to me. “This guy is, like, the No. 2 terrorist in Ukraine.” ... I turned to my translator. “What in the world is this guy doing at a linguistics conference?”

Read at The New Yorker - Joshua Foer