From lojban-beginners+bncCOib25n_BhCEsKjwBBoE5u7Hrg@googlegroups.com Tue Jun 28 11:06:08 2011 Received: from mail-fx0-f61.google.com ([209.85.161.61]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Qbcfm-0000GL-7t; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:06:07 -0700 Received: by fxd2 with SMTP id 2sf603941fxd.16 for ; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; 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=eui0BajClJZ4CDUQ5/p+ierkGKylGNJattxMRpPQxOg=; b=Ry6QGl9QGv32WZL5zmjQAxDO5ZXqKlsjiiwQY/unN60R6hB8Z21yiOGKnL0pcuLfEW GzkdkxF4XHsfnhYewcQWaARp2tw4BZ6nlWpd0a2V4v2pTSBC7ohhrMGHFweJO/t8wG8R +5/AA5xJYPKkhucpoycepJR5VAHX8u7Kx6wm4= Received: by 10.223.134.71 with SMTP id i7mr1413294fat.8.1309284356641; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:56 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.204.38.88 with SMTP id a24ls288315bke.1.gmail; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.130.211 with SMTP id u19mr891444bks.0.1309284355336; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.130.211 with SMTP id u19mr891443bks.0.1309284355317; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-bw0-f51.google.com (mail-bw0-f51.google.com [209.85.214.51]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id j17si230003bkt.3.2011.06.28.11.05.55 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:55 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of rpglover64@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.51 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.51; Received: by bwa18 with SMTP id 18so498624bwa.38 for ; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:55 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.17.148 with SMTP id s20mr5630001bka.133.1309284355070; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.50.152 with HTTP; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:05:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1665dd93-53b2-4442-8b6d-ab80aabdcbda@b21g2000yqc.googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:05:54 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] {le} and {lo} From: Alex Rozenshteyn To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: rpglover64@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of rpglover64@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.51 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=rpglover64@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) 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=bcaec554070ee4dca004a6c98464 --bcaec554070ee4dca004a6c98464 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Current practice is away from using inaccurate descriptions in any > circumstance. It turns out there's not much reason to really. Once > upon a time we were thinking maybe if you wanted to refer to a little > plastic bear, you might want to call it {cribe}, bear. But why? You > can just as easily refer to it as a {slasi}, plastic, and avoid all > controversy and confusion. > Because in my bedroom, I have a plastic fan, a plastic box, a plastic bottle in addition to a plastic bear, but if the plastic bear is not the only bear in my room, please tell me so that I can run. Although, in choosing to refer to it as either a {slasi cribe} or a {cribe slasi}, I'd prescribe the latter -- Alex R -- 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=en. --bcaec554070ee4dca004a6c98464 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Current practice= is away from using inaccurate descriptions in any
circumstance. =A0It turns out there's not much reason to really. =A0Onc= e
upon a time we were thinking maybe if you wanted to refer to a little
plastic bear, you might want to call it {cribe}, bear. =A0But why? =A0You can just as easily refer to it as a {slasi}, plastic, and avoid all
controversy and confusion.

Because in my bedroom, = I have a plastic fan, a plastic box, a plastic bottle in addition to a plas= tic bear, but if the plastic bear is not the only bear in my room, please t= ell me so that I can run.

Although, in choosing to refer to it as either a {slasi cribe} or a {cr= ibe slasi}, I'd prescribe the latter

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