Manhattan through Spiritual, Southern, Single eyes

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O make me Thine forever;
And, should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Out live my love to Thee.

written by Bernard of Clairvaux in the 12th Century

Friday, February 25, 2011

Messeglais: the most awesome language



Bradley (my older brother) describes me below.


"My sister (Amy) is a self translator. What I mean is that most people take the words given with this world's languages and use those. That isn't enough for her. She creates words. "Messe," "Beeya," InkieDinkie," and more....whew. She even says Crystal's name "Criishhhstal." Or something close to that...it is funny. Oh, "InkieDinkie" comes along with unpainful but annoying pinches to the arm. My dad likes to say "Scratch" in a drawn out way...and during this will scratch your arm for as long as he says it. He also loves to pull ears and twist ears. While not painful...again, annoying...he says he is "pushing in love." I cry sometimes when I'm alone (just kidding, LOL)."


Bradley doesn't realize it is not made up words but a made up language co-created by my best friend/his wife, Crystal, and it spreads among my friends if they stick around for very long. Admit it, you've probably used "messe" in a sentence at some point to me. It is just a super practical word that is a noun & verb if used well.

The language is awesome and has developed over many years. Some things are pronounced with an exaggerated southern accent or even with a French twist. Google is much better appreciated when said, "Goo-GLE" (We must thank Brooke for that addition several years ago).

I was made to be bilingual :) even if that means making up my own language.

Now my goal is to spread it to Manhattan. Things like this are not so quickly embraced here. It is a work in progress ;).

Let's also not forget that Bradley calls me knothead and smacks me on the forehead every chance he gets.

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