Received: from mail-ob0-f189.google.com ([209.85.214.189]:55581) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1TcPTZ-000500-6o; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:40 -0800 Received: by mail-ob0-f189.google.com with SMTP id eh20sf7355885obb.16 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=20120806; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=MHCpCatNc0KR1k2S0HdqTm6ZPqbBUzQSWfNRlhDKWFw=; b=mDBdoDHSBXZTio3fpkOqRtZoCine8o3vctgjvZFc++RXehc81a8fVu7tDoSz7W0BKa FdiGN8qYssq/JGK29UUiziyN2RxijBkjjFzHrt6v7wXCnJnrtRL9sRXpfKyO29j4Rv8u v6x+Uq0kIRenCGBGsMPvHgEZbOP5mv8NZh0vSe/PegjoDMRMZCnyVzb4FTDX+d+4dq5V oHTdBRjRLQZH/5JsDSC10naEIK6kzVZTMtwSPVZYL5n67XSq0M3Ez+H8nxYkleEr8DBT QPGUmu2rVTmtCOfNajp+slkJmHyv8428v/W+G57P9dsnti5aTjymL9TVlSZMKL4B43V6 EcyQ== Received: by 10.50.37.242 with SMTP id b18mr4471878igk.6.1353800966592; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:26 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.50.197.225 with SMTP id ix1ls1658450igc.44.gmail; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.50.153.199 with SMTP id vi7mr8447821igb.0.1353800965936; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.50.153.199 with SMTP id vi7mr8447819igb.0.1353800965916; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-oa0-f53.google.com (mail-oa0-f53.google.com [209.85.219.53]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id us14si989576igb.3.2012.11.24.15.49.25 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:25 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 209.85.219.53 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.219.53; Received: by mail-oa0-f53.google.com with SMTP id j6so9784804oag.40 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:25 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.21.135 with SMTP id v7mr6078669obe.101.1353800965619; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.60.94.71 with HTTP; Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:49:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <88C5E7EC-3E94-421B-A077-15C24B167A9F@asb.gaggle.net> References: <6e229b6d-a250-401b-b5f3-608a9c43a41a@googlegroups.com> <3F5ECBD1-CBF1-4978-9D25-EF50E9DFD0F3@asb.gaggle.net> <7AD9A35F-E749-4E68-AA83-A6C0BA034863@asb.gaggle.net> <93E84679-CD82-4F99-86F5-9E1FBB049FFE@switchb.org> <88C5E7EC-3E94-421B-A077-15C24B167A9F@asb.gaggle.net> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:49:25 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?B?UmU6IFtsb2piYW4tYmVnaW5uZXJzXSBbYV0gdnMgW+Zd?= From: Jonathan Jones To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: eyeonus@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 209.85.219.53 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=eyeonus@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com; contact lojban-beginners+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 300742228892 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae93b6374a6ffc804cf4659ad X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam_score: 0.0 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / --14dae93b6374a6ffc804cf4659ad Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Annie wrote: > Well see, I have an IPod and Refreshabraille. That's the braille display. > I actually have speech off, and the actual words "left brace" or "right > brace" come up. That's why I have trouble knowing if that's the symbols o= r > the words. > Except when we're also talking about them, which we've never done before now, it's always the symbol. I didn't know braille didn't have a configuration for the symbol itself. I find it odd that it actually spells it out to you. In any case, on these boards, at least, if you see text like: left brace mi nelci lo plise right brace, just remember that everything between "left brace" and "right brace" is the Lojban we are talking about. > Sent from my iPod > > On Nov 24, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Kevin Reid wrote: > > > On Nov 24, 2012, at 14:55, Annie wrote: > > > >> Then what's all that stuff about left-brace meaning "is similar to"? > > > > From the footer on your messages which says =93This Email was sent by a > student at School for the Blind=94, I guess that you might be using a > text-to-speech system. Perhaps it speaks the words =93left brace=94 or = =93right > brace=94 when it encounters a brace symbol, such as these: { }. > > > > Those symbols are being used to quote actual Lojban words, like this: > {simsa}. That was the Lojban word =93simsa=94, in braces; the word means > something like =93is similar to=94. > > > > -- > > Kevin Reid > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Lojban Beginners" group. > > To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban-beginners?hl=3Den. > > > > > > > *** This Email was sent by a student at School for the Blind. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Lojban Beginners" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban-beginners?hl=3Den. > > --=20 mu'o mi'e .aionys. .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= Lojban Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@= googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban= -beginners?hl=3Den. --14dae93b6374a6ffc804cf4659ad Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Annie <park.annie@asb.gaggle.net> wrote:
Well see, I have an IPod and Refreshabraille. That's the braille displa= y. I actually have speech off, and the actual words "left brace" = or "right brace" come up. That's why I have trouble knowing i= f that's the symbols or the words.

Except when we're also talking about them, which = we've never done before now, it's always the symbol.

I didn&= #39;t know braille didn't have a configuration for the symbol itself. I= find it odd that it actually spells it out to you.

In any case, on these boards, at least, if you see text like:

le= ft brace mi nelci lo plise right brace,

just remember that everythi= ng between "left brace" and "right brace" is the Lojban= we are talking about.
=A0
Sent from my iPod

On Nov 24, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Kevin Reid <kpreid@switchb.org> wrote:

> On Nov 24, 2012, at 14:55, Annie wrote:
>
>> Then what's all that stuff about left-brace meaning "is s= imilar to"?
>
> From the footer on your messages which says =93This Email was sent by = a student at School for the Blind=94, I guess that you might be using a tex= t-to-speech system. Perhaps it speaks the words =93left brace=94 or =93righ= t brace=94 when it encounters a brace symbol, such as these: { }.
>
> Those symbols are being used to quote actual Lojban words, like this: = {simsa}. That was the Lojban word =93simsa=94, in braces; the word means so= mething like =93is similar to=94.
>
> --
> Kevin Reid =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0= =A0 =A0<http:/= /switchb.org/kpreid/>
>
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