You're too obsessed with creating conlangs when...

[Woglinde]

Tweezle

... when you see an interesting avatar here on gaia and start to wonder what kind of language a race of people who look like that might speak.

I'm guilty. sweatdrop  

[Tweezle]

XWraith_LordX

Tweezle

... when you see an interesting avatar here on gaia and start to wonder what kind of language a race of people who look like that might speak.

What would mine speak?

pirate

Maybe something with a lot of unvoiced stops and fricatives, something that might remind you of water running over rocks, or whispers in a dark hallway... Perhaps with a particularly arcane sort of grammar. That would be my particular interpretation of your avatar off the top of my head... today, anyway.  

[Azaurmyth]

...When you mutter something under your breath and you want to use that for your language (guilty)

...Have nothing better to do than create primary vowels, secodary vowels and still don't think you have enough vowels to create all of the sounds you need (Also guilty.)

....And (true story) you're doing name art in your language and you have to explain to some one, "No, it's not Japanese...it's Incubana...it's a language that I've created..."

 

[Dukonnaire]

...when you slave away for hours trying to discover the hidden secrets of the lateral velar approximant and the epiglottal fricative. gonk (guilty)

...when you scour the Extended IPA for interesting, pointless crap to include in your conlang. (guilty; dental percussive ftw)

...when you actually try to re-create the velo-pharyngeal fricative without first having a cleft palate. (not guilty. razz )  

[Azaurmyth]

...when you say to your hunny/boyfriend/girlfriend/fiancee/spouse etc. that you're cheating on them with the IPA. ((Not guilty...yet sweatdrop ))

 

[Dukonnaire]

Yes, many a relationship has failed because of the IPA. I'd take a voiceless uvular implosive over Valentine's cards any day. razz  

[Azaurmyth]

Dukonnaire

Yes, many a relationship has failed because of the IPA. I'd take a voiceless uvular implosive over Valentine's cards any day. razz

gonk I feel the same way. I've taken to calling Valentine's Day "Commercialism Day" anyways. I dun like Valentine's Day.

 

[spheal 000]

Dukonnaire

Yes, many a relationship has failed because of the IPA. I'd take a voiceless uvular implosive over Valentine's cards any day. razz

LOL, that sound is so weird xp  

[asdfasdf22]

When you mind is bubling with ideas for fantasy languages.  

[eiei...OMGWTFBBQ]

...when finals are nearing but you just had inspiration strike so you may just ignore your actual classes in favor of languages.

((This semester has been crazy for me in general language-wise. After five years of french, and one semester of spanish, this is the first time since seventh grade that I have NOT been taking a language course. I feel like I'm losing a piece of myself. crying ))  

[spheal 000]

When you say words like "hello" and "thank you" in your language to random people IRL.  

[Caffeinated Tea]

... When you get a D in your English class because you put off all of the homework in order to make time to work on your conlang.

ninja  

[Song Wei]

When you fail the final exam because you wrote down all your 'short essay questions' Answers in your conlang script not realizing it until you get back your exam and it says "Not Funny."

:/ true story...  

[spheal 000]

Trey Shang

When you fail the final exam because you wrote down all your 'short essay questions' Answers in your conlang script not realizing it until you get back your exam and it says "Not Funny."

:/ true story...

Wow, I can imagine that happening. I wonder what would happen if I were to hand in my creative writing written in my conlang.  

[eiei...OMGWTFBBQ]

...you are considering skipping lunch to make more time for your conlang.

currently happening. I might just eat in my dorm room today working on a new project I have. My suite-mates for next year and I are gonna have our own conlang...

...when you convince your future roommates to create a language with you, even though they either ONLY speak English or BARELY speak it.

Hey, we could get some good inspiration from Korean ^^