On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:28 PM, John Smith <thantophobia295@gmail= .com> wrote:

I don't know about lojban. =A0I just do= n't know. =A0I mean, what kind of
language isn't even capitalized? =A0An unimportant one, that's what= , or
at least that's what I learned in first grade. =A0Important things are<= br> capitalized.

I don't know a lot about this language, but I think it's kind of soulless. =A0Oh, yeah, I know, you've heard it all before, but the thin= g
Spock didn't realize was that being completely logical IS the best
thing to do, IF you account for emotions. =A0Marrying someone to find
out about their species? =A0That's about the least logical thing I'= ve
ever heard. =A0You have to realize that there's more to things than jus= t
cold, hard logic.

I think English is awesome. =A0All the other languages make quite a bit
of sense, but English, no, English is like the badass language. =A0It
doesn't conform to rules. =A0It makes no sense at all. =A0Like, for
example, a while ago I discovered that an alternate spelling for
"Medieval" is "Mediaeval." =A0How awesome is that?!? = =A0Seriously, that's
so cool, when you spell it like that, it seems like you're actually
some mediaeval knight or something who spells things weird.

Who cares about unambiguity? =A0I love ambiguity. =A0Ambiguity is great.
And you know what else? =A0It has to do with the feeling of "support&q= uot;
for words. =A0Like, instead of saying old, say olde, or colour instead
of color. =A0The modern words are all "new" and "chic,"= but they don't
have that supporting spurious letter to give them that English feel to
them. =A0It feels like the old words are heavy fortresses with
spuriousness that makes it strong and firm, but the moderns say,
"Hey! =A0We don't NEED those letters. =A0They're unnecessary. = =A0Let's get
rid of 'em!" =A0So now, the words no longer feel strong and firm; = now
they feel like they're hanging by a thread, supporting themselves, but<= br> barely.

See what I did there?? =A0I put a semicolon! =A0I love semicolons!
Whatever happened to semicolons? =A0Also, whatever happened to starting
questions with "whatever" instead of just "what?" =A0Or= putting end
punctuation marks inside quotation marks even when it doesn't make
sense (technically proper grammar, actually)? =A0What fun is having no
punctuation? =A0No fun, that's what! =A0Punctuation is awesome! =A0Why = would
you want to get rid of it?

One of the things I really don't like about lojban is that there are no capital letters! =A0What is that? =A0I love capital letters. =A0And
what's more, I'm sure that if they DID use capital letters, they wo= uld
call them uppercase letters and abolish the word "capital!" =A0Ho= w lame
is that?! =A0Haven't you ever said to someone, "Capital day, isn&#= 39;t it?"
Sounds cool, don't it?

In conclusion, I think lojban has its advantages and disadvantages,
but really, do we really need it? =A0We already have perfectly good
languages. =A0I think people do this for fun, thinking, "Ha! =A0I'= ve
removed tiny problems from language. =A0All the tiniest inconsistencies
have been eliminated." =A0I think the problem is that it's
reductionist. =A0That is all.

P.S.: =A0Whatever happened to "Yes! yes! yes!"? =A0Is that cool o= r what?

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;lojban" group.
To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojba= n?hl=3Den.