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Now I'm wondering if there's a way to translate "Are 'magic' and 'candy'
magic and candy, respectively?" I thought I could use termsets, but <za'a
ju'o cu'i> you can't put selbri in a termset. <.i xu le makfa cu makfa .ije
le titspi cu titspi> sounds more redundant.

On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 7:43 PM Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>
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>   FWIW, I agree.
>   --gejyspa
>
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 10:08 PM, .arpis. <rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I've been away from lojban for years now. I'm posting because I ran into
>> what I think is a cool bit of expressivity in "le" vs "lo". My wife asked
>> me to boil water and make her some tea; when I asked which tea, she
>> responded with "'Candy' or 'magic'." These are not names of the teas, but
>> just ways we refer to them. I think this would translate well as "le
>> titspi" and "le makfa", and that those would be more faithful than using
>> "la".
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Now I&#39;m wondering if there&#39;s a way to translate &q=
uot;Are &#39;magic&#39; and &#39;candy&#39; magic and candy, respectively?&=
quot; I thought I could use termsets, but &lt;za&#39;a ju&#39;o cu&#39;i&gt=
; you can&#39;t put selbri in a termset. &lt;.i xu le makfa cu makfa .ije l=
e titspi cu titspi&gt; sounds more redundant.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 7:43 PM Michael Turniansky =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mturniansky@gmail.com">mturniansky@gmail.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0 FWIW=
, I agree.<div>=C2=A0 --gejyspa</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote"></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 10:08 PM, .arpis. <span dir=3D"ltr=
">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rpgl=
over64+jbobau@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;ve been away from lojban for years now. I&#39;m posting =
because I ran into what I think is a cool bit of expressivity in &quot;le&q=
uot; vs &quot;lo&quot;. My wife asked me to boil water and make her some te=
a; when I asked which tea, she responded with &quot;&#39;Candy&#39; or &#39=
;magic&#39;.&quot; These are not names of the teas, but just ways we refer =
to them. I think this would translate well as &quot;le titspi&quot; and &qu=
ot;le makfa&quot;, and that those would be more faithful than using &quot;l=
a&quot;.<div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div></div><span class=3D"m_738734510=
0038325583HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">

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