From mattarn@123.net Tue Nov 23 19:32:46 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-beginners); Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:32:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from new.e-mol.com ([65.169.135.18] helo=mole.e-mol.com) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.34) id 1CWntc-0005va-MC for lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:32:45 -0800 Received: from mail.123.net (new.e-mol.com [65.163.85.18]) by mole.e-mol.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-7.1) with SMTP id iAO3WbIP030051 for lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:32:38 -0500 Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:32:37 -0500 Message-Id: <200411240332.iAO3WbIP030051@mole.e-mol.com> To: lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org From: Matt Arnold Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: mi'e cmalu tcatipax noi tordu je plana In-Reply-To: <12d58c160411231406380fc4f2@mail.gmail.com> References: <20041115002529.GY22035@chain.digitalkingdom.org> <200411231632.iANGW4IP015504@mole.e-mol.com> <12d58c1604112309403ae9d3fe@mail.gmail.com> <200411231944.iANJiMIP025557@mole.e-mol.com> <12d58c160411231406380fc4f2@mail.gmail.com> X-Priority: 3 X-From: mattarn@mail.123.net X-Originating-IP: [68.41.253.159] Content-Type: text/plain X-archive-position: 884 X-Approved-By: mattarn@123.net X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-beginners-bounce@chain.digitalkingdom.org Errors-to: lojban-beginners-bounce@chain.digitalkingdom.org X-original-sender: mattarn@123.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org X-list: lojban-beginners Using all gismu would have been the most obvious option. I was trying to choose the best way to not wreck the meter of the poem any more than I had to. Try singing "mi'e cmalu patxu be le tcati." It's too bad tcati doesn't have a rafsi. - la epcat lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org wrote: >Only cmene can end in a consonant... right? That rules out {*tcatipax} > >The x2 of {patxu} is its contents, which is why I went with {patxu be le tcati}. > > >On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:44:22 -0500, Matt Arnold wrote: >> Why? Doesn't tcatipax mean "tea type of pot"? >> By the way, I just realized I needed to say "po'emi" not "pemi". >> - la epcat >> >> >> lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org wrote: >> >I'm very new at this. That first line needs to be more like >> >{ mi'e cmalu patxu be le tcati } >> > > _______________________________________________________ Sent through e-mol. E-mail, Anywhere, Anytime. http://www.e-mol.com