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Rosenberger states that this letter is written in “Reform Neutral”. However, it is different from the Reform-Neutral of 1912 in several ways: there appear to be at least two types of infinitive (one in -er and one in -ar), an imperfect which ends -ev instead of -av; pluralisation of -a words in -e, e.g. lingua (sg), lingue (pl), instead of regularly derived -i plurals, e.g. lingue (sg), lingui (pl) in Reform-Neutral.
31 octobr/13 novembr 1909
A s. prof. G. Peano in Turin
Sinyor director estimed!
Mi av recived votr letr datu 31 octobr, votr cart d. 9 nov. e circular N98 d. 1 nov., pro queli mi mercie multe. Ma N2 de „Discussiones” mi no av recived; ni numr mitted simultane co letr d. 31/X ni 150 exemplari, mitted per paquet de relsrut per typografia.
No reception de Discussiones N2 essev multe damnos: marsdi ultim in societet german „St. Petersburger Polytechnische Verein” (co ca 200 membri) mi av lected raport di „Construction de lingueᵃ artificial” co success bon: ca 60 personi essev present. — Mie raport essev illustred mediu [de]monstration de libri, broshuri et jurnali mult in lingue divers et mi risquev finier mie raport mediu referat tecnical in Reform-Neutral (in quel mi scrib cimomente) di „System nov de relsruti” (co un rels et co turb¹ tenent vagoni in position vertical). Mi essev comprended per omni presenti (germani) et applaus essev grand, entusiastic. Societet Polytecnical de St. Petersburg resolvev devenier membr correspondent de nostr Academia.
Ulteriore s. E. Illing, assistent de ingenieur principal de station telefonic, deveniev membr-correspondent et payev a mi 10 franqui. Mi pete mitter a ili „Discussiones”. — Po mie raport, s. R de Muyser parlev longue di ist tema approbante mie raport et proponente a societet devenier initiator pro fundation de institut official, guvernemental, international de L.U. Ist question essera tracted in convent sequent de societet. — Vo no deb abandoner Academia. It essere multe damnos cimomente, in qual (quel?) vo comence activitet. Mi scribera anque a MK, — ma il deveniev Idist! — Si Plum abandone Academia, noi debe selecter Jens Bayer, marito de E.B. — Mie felicitation occasionu societet de Napoli! Multcos in votr letri no es comprendabl mancu Discussiones.
Saluti! Votr leplu d.
Rosenberger
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A Mi propone -e quale plural por paroli in -a.
October 31/November 13, 1909
To Prof. G. Peano in Turin
Esteemed director!
I have received your letter dated 31 October, your postcard dated 9 November and circular No. 98 dated 1 November, for which I am very grateful. But I have not received No. 2 of Discussiones; nor the issue sent simultaneously with the letter dated 31 October, nor the 150 copies, sent by railway package by the printer's office.
The non-receival of Discussiones No. 2 was a great shame: last Tuesday in the German society St. Petersburger Polytechnische Verein (with about 200 members), I gave a lecture about the “construction of artificial languages”A with good success: about 60 people were present. — My lecture was expounded with a showing of many books, leaflets and journals and I ventured to finish my lecture with a technical paper in Reform-Neutral (in which I am writing at the moment) about a “new system of railways” (with a rail and with a gyroscope keeping carriages in a vertical position). I was understood by everyone present (Germans) and the applause was great, enthusiastic. The Polytechnical Society of St. Petersburg has decided to become a corresponding member of our Academy.
Furthermore, Mr. E. Illing, the assistant of the main engineers of the telephonic station, became a corresponding member and paid me 10 franks. I request you send them Discussiones. — After my lecture, Mr. R de Muyser spoke at length about this topic, approving my lecture and proposing to the society [that it] become an initiator for the foundation of an official, governmental and international institute of the Universal Language. This business will be handled in the following meeting of the society. — You should not abandon the Academy. It would be a great pity at the moment in which you are begining your activity. I will also write to MK, — but he has become an Idist! — If Plum abandons the Academy, we must elect Jens Bayer, the husband of E.B. — My best wishes on the occasion of the Napoli society! Much in your letters is not comprehensible in the absence of Discussiones.
Salutations! Your most devoted
Rosenberger
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A I propose -e as the plural for words in -a.
NOTES:
NOTES:
1 The noun turb is not attested in either the Idiom Neutral (1902) or Reform-Neutral (1912) dictionaries. The Latin word turbō refers to spinning motion and it may be that some type of gyroscope is referred to.
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