MagisterTJL

Thanks for doing this AMA!

As a Latin teacher, one of my interests is the historical development of grammar in languages, as well as etymology. With conlangs, that background doesn't really exist, since they don't naturally evolve from a previous language. So, my question is, in the absence of a language that your conlangs evolve from, do you find yourselves being influenced in either phonology or grammar by any particular (non-constructed) languages, and if so, do you do anything to fight against that tendency?

What non-constructed languages has each of you studied?

How complicated is that? I can't imagine all the work that just goes into creating a vocabulary and grammar--creating the historical developments must be an additional Herculean task.

Hi Julia! As a prospective contestant, I have two questions for you:

How did you feel your audition went? I just had one a month ago, and I can't tell if I'll get on.

I saw a tweet you had about Latin--did you ever study it? If so, do you think it helped you? (I'm a Latin teacher, so I'd love to be able to tell my students this will be one of the fields where Latin will help them)