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Subject: [lojban-beginners] lojban notes
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> >If it still sounds unreasonable, then I'm disappointed because I failed
to
> >establish suspension of disbelief.
> >

> .i'e mi na nalkrici ni'i le du'u pe'i lo skepre cu na djuno na'ebo le du'u
le zu'o setca lo dikca jesni le besna balji kei cu
> gasnu le selcinmo .i ni'o mi ckire do fi tu'a lo jboselsku poi na fanva fo
lo glico ke'a

.u'inai .uonai
I just spent about 45 minutes trying to read this reply and have a page of
notes on it.  It's beyond me.  If, as it seems, it was addressed to me, I
should stress that I am not a lojban student at present.  I'm interested in
lojban as "a thing I know about," but (currently) not "a thing that I know."
I'm here merely to get enough information to write a short story which, if I
am lucky, will net me $180-$240.  Even not counting lojban research (which I
don't count because a lot of that research was just wandering through the
references and dictionary for entertainment) has been probably about 14
hours), I've spent about 30 hours on it already, and I estimate that it will
take me another 10-20 before I can try to sell it, 1-10 hours to sell it,
and another 1-30 hours once I get a buyer.  I'm interested in comments on my
story and central concepts, but not enough to learn a new language to hear
them.  Translate that into English--or German or Spanish--and I'd be glad to
hear it.

--
From the Certified Mind of Ken Comer (never trust an uncertifiable brain)
"I love America because they make great horror movies."
   -- an Iraqi citizen who disapproves of the occupation, but otherwise
likes the USA
      (Source: AFP Fri Oct 31, 6:23 AM ET)