Wugs

[merelydovely]

Saw a username mentioning wugs (of Wug Test fame) and was suddenly seized with a desire to publish a fantasy or sci-fi series in which wugs are featured creatures

then I realized that if wugs were recognizable creatures, the wug test would no longer work to ascertain children's acquisition of English morphology

and THEN I remembered that even if I managed to finish such a story, there'd be absolutely no chance of it being successful enough to have such a drastic impact, so.

Anyway. Have some wugs.

Comments

[rainsometimes]

Aw, those wugs are so wuggy! I wug them!

[alasse_irena]

So is the way this world works that English speaking linguists are the unwitting gods of an alternate universe in which anything they invent for experimental purposes is real? =P

[merelydovely]

Naturally! There are not only wugs but also cras, kazhes, gutches, nizzes, and lots of people spending their time ricking!

[hebethen]

1. Delightful.
2. Hey, you never know -- but at any rate, invalidating the wug test just means the history-of-linguistics folks down the road will have a fun story to tell :P