The Colourful Week – Day 2

The Colourful Week – Day 2

This is the second day of The Colourful Week challenge, which consists of describing pictures using your conlang. You can write from a single simple sentence to a full paragraph. That’s up to you! Today’s picture is: (source/credit: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YDQY)   You include the IPA transcription, gloss or other information. Thank you for participating!

The Dailies. June 26

The Dailies. June 26

Did you work on your language today? Create any new rules of grammar or syntax? New progress on a script? New words in your lexicon? On the other hand, do any excavating or reading or enjoying stuff you’ve already created? Do you have any favorites to share? How did you conlang today?

The Colourful Week – Introduction & Day 1

The Colourful Week – Introduction & Day 1

There was no introduction post but here’s a new challenge for this week: describe pictures using your conlang. They will be posted each day at 10:00 am (Madrid time) except for today’s post (sorry, I forgot!). This is the first day of The Colourful Week challenge, which consists of describing pictures using your conlang. You can write from a single simple sentence to a full paragraph. That’s up to you! Today’s picture is: The image is taken from a scene…

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The Dailies. June 25

The Dailies. June 25

Did you work on your language today? Create any new rules of grammar or syntax? New progress on a script? New words in your lexicon? On the other hand, do any excavating or reading or enjoying stuff you’ve already created? Do you have any favorites to share? How did you conlang today?

The Dumb Week – Day 7

The Dumb Week – Day 7

This is the seventh and last day of The Dumb Week challenge, which consists of translating grammatically correct sentences that make no sense. Today’s sentence is: A flying monkey approaches at high velocity! Translate it to your conlang(s) and, optionally, include the IPA transcription, the gloss or other information. Thank you for participating, and see you soon in the next challenge!

The Dailies. June 24

The Dailies. June 24

Did you work on your language today? Create any new rules of grammar or syntax? New progress on a script? New words in your lexicon? On the other hand, do any excavating or reading or enjoying stuff you’ve already created? Do you have any favorites to share? How did you conlang today?

The Dumb Week – Day 6

The Dumb Week – Day 6

This is the sixth day of The Dumb Week challenge, which consists of translating grammatically correct sentences that make no sense. Today’s sentence is: Whiskey on the table is belief in the interrelatedness of all things. Translate it to your conlang(s) and, optionally, include the IPA transcription, the gloss or other information. Thank you for participating!

The Dailies. June 23

The Dailies. June 23

Did you work on your language today? Create any new rules of grammar or syntax? New progress on a script? New words in your lexicon? On the other hand, do any excavating or reading or enjoying stuff you’ve already created? Do you have any favorites to share? How did you conlang today?

The Dailies. June 22

The Dailies. June 22

Did you work on your language today? Create any new rules of grammar or syntax? New progress on a script? New words in your lexicon? On the other hand, do any excavating or reading or enjoying stuff you’ve already created? Do you have any favorites to share? How did you conlang today?

The Dumb Week – Day 4

The Dumb Week – Day 4

This is the fourth day of The Dumb Week challenge, which consists of translating grammatically correct sentences that make no sense. Today’s sentence is: The light at the end of the tunnel would scare any linguist away. Translate it to your conlang(s) and, optionally, include the IPA transcription, the gloss or other information. Thank you for participating!

The Dailies. June 21

The Dailies. June 21

Did you work on your language today? Create any new rules of grammar or syntax? New progress on a script? New words in your lexicon? On the other hand, do any excavating or reading or enjoying stuff you’ve already created? Do you have any favorites to share? How did you conlang today?

Thought Experiment – What would a dragonborn accent sound like?

Thought Experiment – What would a dragonborn accent sound like?

In August my D&D group are starting a new campaign and I’ll be playing a Dragonborn for the first time. For those unfamiliar, dragonborn is a D&D fantasy race that’s basically a reptiloid race with dragon blood. When you watch rpg streams and stuff, there’s a tendency for people to give dragonborn chars this deep, big, broad-chested kind of voice. I don’t really wanna do that: partially I don’t think I’d be good at it and partially I don’t think…

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The Dumb Week – Day 3

The Dumb Week – Day 3

This is the third day of The Dumb Week challenge, which consists of translating grammatically correct sentences that make no sense. Today’s sentence is: Everything and more is interdependant on the relatedness of motivation, subcultures, and management. Translate it to your conlang(s) and, optionally, include the IPA transcription, the gloss or other information. Thank you for participating!

The Dailies. June 20

The Dailies. June 20

Did you work on your language today? Create any new rules of grammar or syntax? New progress on a script? New words in your lexicon? On the other hand, do any excavating or reading or enjoying stuff you’ve already created? Do you have any favorites to share? How did you conlang today?

The Dumb Week – Day 2

The Dumb Week – Day 2

This is the second day of The Dumb Week challenge, which consists of translating grammatically correct sentences that make no sense. Today’s sentence is: The sickingly prodigous profile is a storyteller without equal. Translate it to your conlang(s) and, optionally, include the IPA transcription, the gloss or other information. Thank you for participating!