Model Railroading in Esperanto?
Dave Rutan
there. I'm looking for someone who's actually modeled a railroad to
discuss Esperanto terms with.
Dave Rutan
Ray Haddad
Dave, I just have to ask this question.
Why?
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Ray
Dave Rutan
It's a hobby. I'll admit though that my hobbies make a lot of people
ask 'why.'
Ray Haddad
<rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>On May 3, 8:30�pm, Ray Haddad <r...@perthmagic.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 3 May 2009 16:28:23 -0700 (PDT), Dave Rutan
>>
>> <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> >I was wondering if there were any Esperantist Model Railroaders out
>> >there. I'm looking for someone who's actually modeled a railroad to
>> >discuss Esperanto terms with.
>>
>> Dave, I just have to ask this question.
>>
>> Why?
>
>It's a hobby. I'll admit though that my hobbies make a lot of people
>ask 'why.'
Fair enough. It's just that Esperanto is by and large considered a
failed language attempt. Seems a waste of time to learn it. Sort of
like learning Klingon.
If there isn't an Esperanto word for something, there are rules as to
how to make one up. Do you have the grammar texts?
--
Ray
Robert Heller
>
> On Sun, 3 May 2009 18:17:36 -0700 (PDT), Dave Rutan
> <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On May 3, 8:30 pm, Ray Haddad <r...@perthmagic.com> wrote:
> >> On Sun, 3 May 2009 16:28:23 -0700 (PDT), Dave Rutan
> >>
> >> <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> >> >I was wondering if there were any Esperantist Model Railroaders out
> >> >there. I'm looking for someone who's actually modeled a railroad to
> >> >discuss Esperanto terms with.
> >>
> >> Dave, I just have to ask this question.
> >>
> >> Why?
> >
> >It's a hobby. I'll admit though that my hobbies make a lot of people
> >ask 'why.'
>
> Fair enough. It's just that Esperanto is by and large considered a
> failed language attempt. Seems a waste of time to learn it. Sort of
> like learning Klingon.
nuqjatlh!
>
> If there isn't an Esperanto word for something, there are rules as to
> how to make one up. Do you have the grammar texts?
> --
> Ray
>
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Ray Haddad
<hel...@deepsoft.com> wrote:
>At Mon, 04 May 2009 09:54:33 +0800 Ray Haddad <r...@perthmagic.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 3 May 2009 18:17:36 -0700 (PDT), Dave Rutan
>> <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On May 3, 8:30 pm, Ray Haddad <r...@perthmagic.com> wrote:
>> >> On Sun, 3 May 2009 16:28:23 -0700 (PDT), Dave Rutan
>> >>
>> >> <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >I was wondering if there were any Esperantist Model Railroaders out
>> >> >there. I'm looking for someone who's actually modeled a railroad to
>> >> >discuss Esperanto terms with.
>> >>
>> >> Dave, I just have to ask this question.
>> >>
>> >> Why?
>> >
>> >It's a hobby. I'll admit though that my hobbies make a lot of people
>> >ask 'why.'
>>
>> Fair enough. It's just that Esperanto is by and large considered a
>> failed language attempt. Seems a waste of time to learn it. Sort of
>> like learning Klingon.
>
>nuqjatlh!
Bless you! Wipe that stuff from your nose, mate.
--
Ray
Daly Bob
<r...@perthmagic.com> wrote:
pro kio?
pro kio neapartigebla!
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Ray Haddad
<robertob...@omegajunction.gov> wrote:
>In article <1pdsv4piodgrgm4qc...@4ax.com>, Ray Haddad
><r...@perthmagic.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 3 May 2009 16:28:23 -0700 (PDT), Dave Rutan
>> <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I was wondering if there were any Esperantist Model Railroaders out
>> >there. I'm looking for someone who's actually modeled a railroad to
>> >discuss Esperanto terms with.
>>
>> Dave, I just have to ask this question.
>>
>> Why?
>>
>pro kio?
>pro kio neapartigebla!
It's all baby talk to me.
--
Ray
Dave Rutan
I'll just say that for those who know the language, it's not a
failure. The internet has really allowed us to easily network.
I've got lots of grammar texts. I was looking for another Esperantist
Model Railroader to help form more of a consensus. Straight
translators have rarely given me a better answer than one I came up
with after some considerable thought.
Steve Caple
> It's just that Esperanto is by and large considered a failed language
> attempt. Seems a waste of time to learn it. Sort of like learning
> Klingon.
I've always thought of it as the linguistic equivalent of Scamentology in
religion, or Lyndon Larouche in politics.
--
Steve
Dave Rutan
No. There's no real cultish aspects to it. I have fun with it.
Daly Bob
<87875b39-f4cf-4349...@s31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>,
Dave Rutan <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
Perhaps I'm really dense. What does language have to do with
railroading?
Robert Heller
>
> In article
> <87875b39-f4cf-4349...@s31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>,
> Dave Rutan <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On May 4, 12:16 pm, Steve Caple <steveca...@commoncast.net> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 04 May 2009 09:54:33 +0800, Ray Haddad wrote:
> > > > It's just that Esperanto is by and large considered a failed language
> > > > attempt. Seems a waste of time to learn it. Sort of like learning
> > > > Klingon.
> > >
> > > I've always thought of it as the linguistic equivalent of Scamentology in
> > > religion, or Lyndon Larouche in politics.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve
> >
> > No. There's no real cultish aspects to it. I have fun with it.
>
> Perhaps I'm really dense. What does language have to do with
> railroading?
I suspect the OP wants to 'practice' his language skills as they relate
to railroading. In terms of how railroading terminology would
'translate' to Esperanto, as in how one might refer to things on a
railroad in Esperanto or express various railroading situations in
Esperanto.
Daly Bob
Heller <hel...@deepsoft.com> wrote:
> At Tue, 05 May 2009 15:00:18 -0700 Daly Bob
> <robertob...@omegajunction.gov> wrote:
>
> >
> > In article
> > <87875b39-f4cf-4349...@s31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>,
> > Dave Rutan <rut...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On May 4, 12:16 pm, Steve Caple <steveca...@commoncast.net> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 04 May 2009 09:54:33 +0800, Ray Haddad wrote:
> > > > > It's just that Esperanto is by and large considered a failed language
> > > > > attempt. Seems a waste of time to learn it. Sort of like learning
> > > > > Klingon.
> > > >
> > > > I've always thought of it as the linguistic equivalent of Scamentology
> > > > in
> > > > religion, or Lyndon Larouche in politics.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Steve
> > >
> > > No. There's no real cultish aspects to it. I have fun with it.
> >
> > Perhaps I'm really dense. What does language have to do with
> > railroading?
>
> I suspect the OP wants to 'practice' his language skills as they relate
> to railroading. In terms of how railroading terminology would
> 'translate' to Esperanto, as in how one might refer to things on a
> railroad in Esperanto or express various railroading situations in
> Esperanto.
I guess it could make for some interesting names and wording on the
boxcars and such.
Dave Rutan
wrote:
> In article
> <87875b39-f4cf-4349-9393-8421971cc...@s31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>,
> Perhaps I'm really dense. What does language have to do with
> railroading?
>
> --
> just Bob
I was looking for a model railroader, such as myself, who also spoke
Esperanto so that we could come up with a sort of glossary of model
railroading terms together. I can do it myself, pretty much, but I
was hoping for some outside input.
I model the Lackawanna Sussex Branch in HO. I've got 2 2foot by 4
foot modules of Franklin and Andover stations and a layout in progress
with Netcong, Newton and Branchville planned. I like to run short
freights and milk trains.
Dave
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