Re: DIS: agoran language
On Tue, 13 Aug 2013, Ørjan Johansen wrote: On Mon, 12 Aug 2013, Max Schutz wrote: i am just curious and i don't there was EVER an explanation given but i see e in liue he almost like pirate language i am just wondering if those dialects are like designated agoran language Yes, Agora traditionally uses the gender neutral Spivak pronouns: e, em, eir. A quick search reveals that they were used already in the initial ruleset. Perhaps they were inherited from Nomic World, I found a single use in the ruleset linked at http://www.nomic.net/deadgames/nomicworld/norrish/ruleset-1dec92. Yes, there from the beginning. May have been an inspiration from Hofstadter's writings, Steve is the best early champion of Spivak to describe how it got there.
Re: DIS: agoran language
I thought Blob was the first Agoran to insist on being addressed with Spivak pronouns. -- OscarMeyr
Re: DIS: agoran language
On Tue, 13 Aug 2013, Benjamin Schultz wrote: I thought Blob was the first Agoran to insist on being addressed with Spivak pronouns. Ah right I remember his viscous persona. And he was probably not coincidentally also the author of the rule using one in that Nomic World ruleset I linked. Greetings, Ørjan.
DIS: agoran language
i am just curious and i don't there was EVER an explanation given but i see e in liue he almost like pirate language i am just wondering if those dialects are like designated agoran language
Re: DIS: agoran language
On Mon, 12 Aug 2013, Max Schutz wrote: i am just curious and i don't there was EVER an explanation given but i see e in liue he almost like pirate language i am just wondering if those dialects are like designated agoran language Yes, Agora traditionally uses the gender neutral Spivak pronouns: e, em, eir. A quick search reveals that they were used already in the initial ruleset. Perhaps they were inherited from Nomic World, I found a single use in the ruleset linked at http://www.nomic.net/deadgames/nomicworld/norrish/ruleset-1dec92. Greetings, Ørjan.
