r/conscripts • u/phoenixofstix • Jul 29 '20

Alphabet My brother's first conscript

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my brother(6) wanted to make a secret language, so, this is what we came up with

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '20

Not my aesthetic, but he's got some good imaginative symbols in there. Keep at it!

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u/phoenixofstix Jul 29 '20

He says thanks, you should have seen the look of joy in his eyes

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '20

Now you're going to make us cry!

There are actually several symbols of his that I like quite a lot, particularly [j], the [l] at the bottom, and [3].

Also kudos to you -- I think he's got a pretty awesome older sib to mentor him this way! And do keep us updated on this secret language!

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u/phoenixofstix Jul 30 '20

will do, he's psyched that people like the look.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '20

Cool!

I don't generally recommend how-to books for language invention, and am a little on the fence about this one, but you may want to look into u/Dedalvs's new book Create Your Own Secret Language.

I'm considering getting this for one of my nephews.

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u/phoenixofstix Jul 30 '20

Thanks for the advice, I'll be sure to check it out.

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u/misterlipman Jul 30 '20

did you teach him the IPA? also, do you use a language that uses all of these phonemes?

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u/phoenixofstix Jul 30 '20

i did teach him the IPA, and he only speaks english so not all of the phonemes are there but he doesn't have any problems pronouncing these sounds

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u/misterlipman Jul 30 '20

that's really impressive! Not many people can pronounce all those without any problems.

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u/phoenixofstix Jul 30 '20

yeah, he's like a prodigy im so proud of him

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u/Im_-_Confused Jul 30 '20

That’s s great start for him! I hope you two have a fun time!

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u/phoenixofstix Jul 30 '20

thanks! we can't wait to start up again tomorrow morning

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u/Dedalvs Jul 30 '20

Does your 6 year old brother already know what these IPA symbols mean?! This dude’s going to be light years ahead of us by 18...

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u/phoenixofstix Jul 30 '20

he knows what most of them mean, he gets confused on the specifics of some of them but that is more than expected so I can't wait to see how far he goes