From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Tue Apr 24 13:32:19 2007 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-beginners); Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:32:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HgRgP-00014X-Sg for lojban-beginners-real@lojban.org; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:32:18 -0700 Received: from fungible8-dmfe1.mail.rice.edu ([128.42.59.178] helo=fungible8.mail.rice.edu) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HgRgL-00014I-FG for lojban-beginners@lojban.org; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:32:17 -0700 Received: from scan2.mail.rice.edu (scan2.mail.rice.edu [128.42.59.161]) by fungible8.mail.rice.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 038421DB09 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:32:08 -0500 (CDT) Received: from fungible8.mail.rice.edu ([128.42.59.178]) by scan2.mail.rice.edu (scan2.mail.rice.edu [128.42.59.161]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 04552-04 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:32:07 -0500 (CDT) Received: from webmail4.mail.rice.edu (webmail4.mail.rice.edu [128.42.58.154]) by fungible8.mail.rice.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2418D1DB08 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:32:07 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from cwis@localhost) by webmail4.mail.rice.edu (8.12.9/8.12.8) id l3OKVpWl024726 for lojban-beginners@lojban.org; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:31:51 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: webmail4.mail.rice.edu: cwis set sender to mls1@rice.edu using -f Received: from nat-128-42-161-181.rice.edu (nat-128-42-161-181.rice.edu [128.42.161.181]) by webmail.mail.rice.edu (IMP) with HTTP for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:31:50 -0500 Message-ID: <1177446710.462e6936655bd@webmail.mail.rice.edu> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:31:50 -0500 From: mls1@rice.edu To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: Constructive comments requested. References: <1189A858F8918F43BE3F9C7603C73FB4031E7CB1@0456-its-exmp01.us.saic.com> <200704241434.13303.colin.wright@denbridgemarine.com> <702226df0704240840t17c660a6je98ea9a77488862e@mail.gmail.com> <1177434166.462e3836d78e5@webmail.mail.rice.edu> <702226df0704241238m4d4d9bdbtbc5b112505ef3cab@mail.gmail.com> <1325.86.153.57.8.1177445640.squirrel@mailgate.denbridgemarine.com> In-Reply-To: <1325.86.153.57.8.1177445640.squirrel@mailgate.denbridgemarine.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.4 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavis-2.2.1 at scan2.mail.rice.edu Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis X-Spam-Score: -1.5 X-Spam-Score-Int: -14 X-Spam-Bar: - X-archive-position: 4413 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: mls1@rice.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-beginners@lojban.org X-list: lojban-beginners I'm not entirely sure I can separate the two easily. Perhaps trying to read a translation could reveal to me which draws me in. Although I can see how several of the Xanth books would be missing something without as many puns. But a translation of a less punny series would be an interesting exercise, and not just as practice reading. Quoting Colin Wright : > >> If someone would translate anything by Piers Anthony > >> into Lojban, I would be very, very pleased. > > > Aha! A fellow fan! > > But what is it that you like about Piers Anthony? > If it's the writing, then the translation would be > completely different. If it's the story itself, > then perhaps you'd be OK. > > The problem I find is that people keep trying to > translate superb writing and there is no audience > able to read their sophisticated writings. We > desperately need simple, simple writing to get > people started. > > Perhaps Asimov short stories. His writing style > certainly is neither complex nor sophisticated. > > We need simple, straight-forward, direct writing. > > > > >