... Given that I've never seen anyone agree with you on lujvo design, regardless of how good you are at speaking the language (and you are quite good), I'd say...
21013
Robin Lee Powell
lojban_out
Nov 1, 2003 10:13 pm
The @lojban.org list got a bit wonky. -Robin -- Me: http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** I'm a *male* Robin. "Constant neocortex override is the...
21014
Jordan DeLong
lojban_out
Nov 2, 2003 1:56 am
... Looks like my message from this morning didn't go through, either. I'll resend if this one comes through. -- Jordan DeLong - fracture@... lu zo'o...
21015
Jordan DeLong
lojban_out
Nov 2, 2003 1:59 am
I don't think I'm likely to invest the time to finish this anytime soon (or not soon). But in case anyone else wants to either finish it, or read as it is so...
21016
Mr Ekted
mr__ekted
Nov 2, 2003 10:17 am
I am new to lojban (maybe 8-10 hours of reading up on it). I find the concepts fascinating, particularly since I have been unhappy with all the stupidity of...
21017
robin
lojban_out
Nov 2, 2003 4:09 pm
... It is, although there is also a lojban-beginners list, which would be a good place to post basic questions (some of the discussion on this list can get...
21018
robin
lojban_out
Nov 2, 2003 5:39 pm
... Erratum: Looking at it again, I see you were saying "I greet the members (of the Lojban list). In that case, you could say "mi rinsa _lei_ cmima", since...
21019
Mr Ekted
mr__ekted
Nov 3, 2003 10:18 am
I've been working through the lojban lessons, and I have a question about translating the following sentence: "No more than 15% of Buddhists eat meat." The...
21020
Pierre Abbat
phma@...
Nov 3, 2003 11:31 am
... "su'e pipamu lo budjo cu citka lo rectu" means "at most .15 of a Buddhist eats meat". That is, there is at least one Buddhist such that no more than .15 of...
21021
Mr Ekted
mr__ekted
Nov 3, 2003 1:14 pm
x1 citka x2 (eats) If I say "fe le rectu cu citka mi" is this malglico? "mi" is technically the third sumti right? But in this case, there are only two sumti...
21022
John Cowan
johnwcowan
Nov 3, 2003 1:35 pm
... No, the x1 slot remains open, so this means "You-know-who eats the meat in-some-way-associated-with me." Since citka has no defined x3 place, the exact...
21023
Philip Newton
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 1:41 pm
... The third should be {le rectu cu se citka mi}, otherwise you simply have two sumti, {le rectu se citka} and {mi}, and no selbri. mu'o mi'e .filip. -- ...
21024
Philip Newton
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 1:41 pm
... Or even {mi le rectu cu citka} or {le rectu mi se citka}. mu'o mi'e .filip. -- filip.niutyn. <pnewton@...>...
21025
Mr Ekted
mr__ekted
Nov 3, 2003 2:25 pm
I replied to 21020 long before my last post, and it's not here. Does this happen often?...
21026
Mr Ekted
mr__ekted
Nov 3, 2003 4:08 pm
As I get more into learning lojban, I see some of the reasons behind the choices made. But so far, I am confused about the choices made in the design of the...
21027
Philip Newton
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 4:57 pm
... Pretty much; there are 1342 (if I count correctly) gismu (basic "content words", as opposed to "structure words"). However, besides compounding there's...
21028
Llu'is Batlle i R...
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 5:35 pm
... As far as I know, "'" isn't a consonant like others in lojban alphabet. It's more like something helpful for joining vowels. Something like "y" for joining...
21029
Robin Lee Powell
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 5:41 pm
... As I don't use the Yahoo list, I have no idea. Sorry. -Robin -- Me: http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** I'm a *male* Robin. "Constant...
21030
John Cowan
jcowan@...
Nov 3, 2003 7:07 pm
... Exactly. ... Also it is optional in writing. ... As long as you can articulate the h-sound of "'", then yes, almost certainly. ... You are free to use...
21031
Llu'is Batlle i R...
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 9:15 pm
... I think a Spanish or a Catalan may have problems distinguishing "x" from "'". English uses the "'" sound a lot, and many Spanish (English Learners) tend to...
21032
Invent Yourself
throwing_bac...
Nov 3, 2003 9:42 pm
... You created ogg vorbis files. Had you gone with mp3 or something more standard, I would have listened and commented. -- Implicit in the term "national...
21033
Rob Speer
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 11:38 pm
... It's easier to get a (non spyware-encumbered and legal) Ogg encoder than an MP3 encoder. It's also, of course, easier to get a media player that plays MP3s...
21034
Llu'is Batlle i R...
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 11:44 pm
... Thanks. Mmmm but, anyway, I really thought an Ogg player was easier to get. -- "... el quid de la qüestió estą en l'educació: en la filosofia...
21035
robin
lojban_out
Nov 3, 2003 11:59 pm
... Yes - I remember being caught out by that one once! ... Hmm - probably I should have written "bujypre". robin.tr -- "I declare this sentence a...
21036
Invent Yourself
throwing_bac...
Nov 4, 2003 12:01 am
... I felt he deserved an explanation why I, at least, ignored his work. I didn't intend to sound pissy. But perhaps you should have spent your time listening...
21037
Craig
kreig_daniyl
Nov 4, 2003 1:08 am
... the ... Note, also, that Winamp is pretty standard and it plays Ogg files. -- .kreig.daniyl. * kreig is also pondering making a .sig out of the great Zappa...
21038
Llu'is Batlle i R...
lojban_out
Nov 4, 2003 8:31 am
Hi! Now the files are in mp3 format. I used 'lame' to encode them; I hope it's legal. At least I acquired the encoder without any trick; simply downloading it....
21039
Mr Ekted
mr__ekted
Nov 4, 2003 11:28 am
... What is the source text for these recordings? I'd like to read it while I listen to it....
21040
GREGORY DYKE
lojban_out
Nov 4, 2003 12:13 pm
http://www.lojban.org/files/texts/tikitiki -- e'osai ko sarji la lojban - www.lojban.org ... From: Mr Ekted <mr_ekted@...> Date: Tuesday, November 4,...
21041
Mr Ekted
mr__ekted
Nov 4, 2003 12:16 pm
How strict is the pronounciation of "e" supposed to be? I notice that some of your e's are pronounced (sound to me) either like long e's as in beet or long a's...
