Return-path: X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org, www-data@pinfu.digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:43:46 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.66.169]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MzYqr-0003L9-DE; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:43:28 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:42:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MzYqL-0003Ky-SZ for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:42:54 -0700 Received: from imr-da01.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.143]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MzYqI-0003KU-O2 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:42:53 -0700 Received: from imo-da03.mx.aol.com (imo-da03.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.201]) by imr-da01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9IGgZHi025571 for ; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:42:35 -0400 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-da03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.5.) id d.ccf.5e0cae28 (29672) for ; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:42:34 -0400 (EDT) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:43:33 EDT Subject: [lojban] Re: [jbovlaste] Re: What would happen if xu and ko were put toge... To: lojban-list@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_ccf.5e0cae28.380c9fb5_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 for Windows XP sub 11501 X-AOL-SENDER: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com X-archive-position: 16357 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Content-Length: 2033 Lines: 51 --part1_ccf.5e0cae28.380c9fb5_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/18/2009 11:20:44 Eastern Daylight Time, lukeabergen@gmail.com writes: > I'm quite the newbie (comparatively speaking), but it seems to me like if > something is grammatical in lojban, it should also be "valid". Perhaps > confusing as hell to interpret, but it should be legitimate. > Being grammatical means being syntactically correct, but says nothing to being semantically meaningful. Lojban is full of ways to say nonsense. mu'o mi'e stevon --part1_ccf.5e0cae28.380c9fb5_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a messag= e dated 10/18/2009 11:20:44 Eastern Daylight Time, lukeabergen@gmail.com= writes:

I'm quite the newbie (c= omparatively speaking), but it seems to me like if something is grammatica= l in lojban, it should also be "valid". Perhaps confusing as hell to= interpret, but it should be legitimate.

Being grammatical means being syntactically correct, but says nothing= to being semantically meaningful. Lojban is full of ways to say nonsense.

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