Return-path: Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:14:24 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GYPfa-0004wl-98; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:14:03 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:13:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GYPfX-0004wf-DS for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:13:55 -0700 Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.173]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GYPfR-0004wU-Cb for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:13:55 -0700 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 23so473101ugr for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:13:47 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=sWeKaTBzmpq/1GEszKwkcCuL53Xqvax6jpCGwCqDbS4NeDESMUJrc6e9jFrsxJggKhvLHdpDJ901okZKVmEXSZ9b7LwTDLXUTmRsNLMoqgqlIKZnoFpO2fMWBeRKl1CLbDXk8t2olj5NHuUwX+TLFCbMr2ooa+bgTWnV/FBg/xU= Received: by 10.78.203.15 with SMTP id a15mr3909968hug; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:13:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.136.4 with HTTP; Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:13:46 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:13:46 -0700 From: "Theodore Reed" To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Examples in jbovlaste In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: ted.reed@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) Content-Length: 1182 Lines: 31 On 10/13/06, Yanis Batura wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com > To: jbovlaste@lojban.org > Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:15:36 EDT > Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Examples in jbovlaste > > > > What hear I? Each definition is a different meaning? I always thought each > > > definition is a different way of describing/defining the same meaning... if > > > not, then Lojban will collapse into the sea of ambiguity :) > > > > I didn't realize that you were talking about multiple definitions of a single > > word. Presumably the meanings and examples are (or should be) totally > > independent of each other, with the examples having priority, as partially > > determining that meaning. > > > Well then, I vote for common examples for the whole dictionary entry :) I vote strongly against it. We've had a number of occaisions where two people were independently using one lujvo to mean different things, or with different place structures. We need the ability to resolve these differences. Just because someone stuck something in jbovlaste first doesn't mean it's the best option. -- Theodore Reed (treed/bancus) www.surreality.us