Received: from mail-vx0-f189.google.com ([209.85.220.189]:50925) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1RV8Ie-0003Em-51; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:44 -0800 Received: by vcbfk26 with SMTP id fk26sf4045968vcb.16 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:date:from:reply-to:to:message-id :in-reply-to:references:subject:mime-version:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:precedence:mailing-list:list-id :x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=VM0PQF2+E7EuztVG4GlkfuVYj6QOsZ8mwJjTB9dNiz8=; b=qZKf5aKfvglP/eYeNs1v6hYJ02nfO4tVpebTvcLyZSLXv03AsStEalw7m20Nj+W0ZZ GluBeOQD2a/4PywlF3zsvmKEahwhUnMKMv8JAYi8nYevfmLT9f1055K3kEQ6vB3DdTPW 48gj+z38ejnxqEH/uvcLUNtkgBhjBMKHGxySo= Received: by 10.52.76.169 with SMTP id l9mr9650384vdw.17.1322513971151; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:31 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.220.152.75 with SMTP id f11ls1213105vcw.3.gmail; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.52.67.145 with SMTP id n17mr35824090vdt.0.1322513970132; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.52.67.145 with SMTP id n17mr35824081vdt.0.1322513970057; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-vx0-f184.google.com (mail-vx0-f184.google.com [209.85.220.184]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id en7si16419200vdb.1.2011.11.28.12.59.30 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:30 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of jandew@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.184 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.184; Received: by vcbfl15 with SMTP id fl15so3327750vcb.1 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.52.15.230 with SMTP id a6mr4216508vdd.2.1322513969975; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:29 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:28 -0800 (PST) From: djandus Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com To: lojban@googlegroups.com Message-ID: <25217155.210.1322513968370.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqfv40> In-Reply-To: <201111231005.52050.phma@phma.optus.nu> References: <20b482a7-b58a-4e4a-a3f7-27b49ba861c0@p9g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> <32855204.975.1321990011505.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqhd1> <201111231005.52050.phma@phma.optus.nu> Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: New PA-proposal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-Sender: jandew@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of jandew@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.184 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=jandew@gmail.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_209_9143271.1322513968365" X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / ------=_Part_209_9143271.1322513968365 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > The *only* reason to make "percent" a succeeding modifier (for > > which we would need a new pagselma'o) is cultural: we're used to saying > > "ten percent". > > The Turks say "y=FCzde on" and write "%10". > The more I've been thinking about using {ce'i} instead of {pi} to indicate= =20 percentages, ({pa no ce'i re} for 10.2%,) the more I like it. It's clean=20 and efficient, and consistent with all integer percentages in previous=20 usage. =20 > Btw, "pagselma'o" and "nacvla" are misspelled; they both need "y" between= =20 > the=20 > voiced consonant and the voiceless one. > Thanks! I remember finding a lujvo-making thing online that checked all of= =20 that stuff for me before, but I somehow lost it... Anyway, it's an easy=20 find-and-replace, once I get around to it >< (Thanksgiving kept me busy!)= =20 Is it okay to use {pauselma'o} and {na'uvla} instead, or is it taboo to=20 avoid the "y" buffering? (I'm not really fond of the sound of {pagy},=20 though {nacy} is a little nicer...) As I mentioned, I got pretty delayed over the break -- I'm going to be=20 going over the grammar pretty rigorously over the coming times! mu'o mi'e djandus > --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= lojban" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/lo= jban/-/3BRHKQV3ZMIJ. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegrou= ps.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban= ?hl=3Den. ------=_Part_209_9143271.1322513968365 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> The *only* reason to = make "percent" a succeeding modifier (for
> which we would need a new= pagselma'o) is cultural: we're used to saying
> "ten percent".

The= Turks say "y=FCzde on" and write "%10".

The more I've= been thinking about using {ce'i} instead of {pi} to indicate percentages, = ({pa no ce'i re} for 10.2%,) the more I like it. It's clean and efficient, = and consistent with all integer percentages in previous usage.
&n= bsp;

Btw, "pagselma'o"= and "nacvla" are misspelled; they both need "y" between the
voiced con= sonant and the voiceless one.

Thanks! I remember findi= ng a lujvo-making thing online that checked all of that stuff for me before= , but I somehow lost it... Anyway, it's an easy find-and-replace, once I ge= t around to it >< (Thanksgiving kept me busy!) Is it okay to use {pau= selma'o} and {na'uvla} instead, or is it taboo to avoid the "y" buffering? = (I'm not really fond of the sound of {pagy}, though {nacy} is a little nice= r...)

As I mentioned, I got pretty delayed over th= e break -- I'm going to be going over the grammar pretty rigorously over th= e coming times!

mu'o mi'e djandus

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