Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f61.google.com ([209.85.215.61]:50858) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1S3qFp-0006tD-7T; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:17 -0800 Received: by lagv3 with SMTP id v3sf2527690lag.16 for ; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:05 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of lojban+bncCJbznvHdFRCi3sj6BBoEvY6ajg@googlegroups.com designates 10.204.129.72 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.204.129.72; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of lojban+bncCJbznvHdFRCi3sj6BBoEvY6ajg@googlegroups.com designates 10.204.129.72 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=lojban+bncCJbznvHdFRCi3sj6BBoEvY6ajg@googlegroups.com; dkim=pass header.i=lojban+bncCJbznvHdFRCi3sj6BBoEvY6ajg@googlegroups.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.204.129.72]) by 10.204.129.72 with SMTP id n8mr4107444bks.2.1330786085273 (num_hops = 1); Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject: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=LqX0Jq7Yl6ImzJLhdLhtXozlO3BTT/rjK60M5EHsuPU=; b=vnG8sU8puastHO/fsY+BMdGV9n97dm0UPX49yHCIFhqXqaE3lAYWPp3n8ykjPjsvv4 pva5FcJ3DbwywigZhA0gEBq+0u02xs9WhiOs0YNtVnc7LDGmP54WRrPhr//mcX1zJacS ZLPlpUGWGBAvFzyV0RjGVgGbjPU7Qx8KJJdYg= Received: by 10.204.129.72 with SMTP id n8mr1201918bks.2.1330786082523; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:02 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.204.33.141 with SMTP id h13ls4790625bkd.7.gmail; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.131.75 with SMTP id w11mr1112464bks.0.1330786081539; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.131.75 with SMTP id w11mr1112463bks.0.1330786081508; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f54.google.com (mail-lpp01m010-f54.google.com [209.85.215.54]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id o5si10376341bkz.0.2012.03.03.06.48.01 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:01 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of lytlesw@gmail.com designates 209.85.215.54 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.215.54; Received: by lagv3 with SMTP id v3so3917465lag.41 for ; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:01 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of lytlesw@gmail.com designates 10.152.102.173 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.152.102.173; Received: from mr.google.com ([10.152.102.173]) by 10.152.102.173 with SMTP id fp13mr10482455lab.38.1330786081209 (num_hops = 1); Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.152.102.173 with SMTP id fp13mr8640421lab.38.1330786081130; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:48:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.67.41 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 06:47:41 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <30903050.276.1330692193136.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynca15> From: MorphemeAddict Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 09:47:41 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Using Lojban in 'very' defined contexts (eg. maths) To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: lytlesw@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of lytlesw@gmail.com designates 209.85.215.54 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=lytlesw@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.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=f46d040716c7a346c004ba57c7fc X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / --f46d040716c7a346c004ba57c7fc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I would say that you should try it if you want to. Even if there is research to the contrary, it could still be an interesting personal experiment/experience. stevo On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 4:41 AM, Muhammad an-Nuqrashi < muhammad.nael@gmail.com> wrote: > I've read a bit in Mandarin and its sisters but I never got as far as > numerals; mostly stopped at the Wikipedia page! > +Sebastian, I'd really, *really^99,* love to see a paper about that > research. I've been fascinated with SW-H until they left me no evidence it > could exist... If the research is 'that' positive, I might take out a few > old projects from my safe! > > >> From my meager experience, the lojban system is nicer than English for >> thinking of _numbers_, as long as _quantity_ doesn't matter. That's >> okay, though, because any digit based system is poor at expressing >> quantity at scale. > > > +.arpis. , So that's a 'go-for-it' recommendation? > > PS. I'm sorry for late replies, those I've made and those yet to come, but > my connection is quite unstable >.< > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "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/lojban?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "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/lojban?hl=en. --f46d040716c7a346c004ba57c7fc Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would say that you should try it if you want to. Even if there is researc= h to the contrary, it could still be an interesting personal experiment/exp= erience.=A0

stevo

On S= at, Mar 3, 2012 at 4:41 AM, Muhammad an-Nuqrashi <muhammad.nael@gmail.com> wrote:
I've read a bit in Mand= arin and its sisters but I never got as far as numerals; mostly stopped at = the Wikipedia page!
+Sebastian, I'd really, really^99,=A0love to see a paper ab= out that research. I've been fascinated with SW-H until they left me no= evidence it could exist... If the research is 'that' positive, I m= ight take out a few old projects from my safe!
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<= span>From my meager experience, the lojban system is nicer than English for=
thinking of _numbers_, as long as _quantity_ doesn't matter. That= 's
okay, though, because any digit based system is poor= at expressing
quantity at scale.

+.arpis. , So that's a 'go-for-it' re= commendation?

PS. I'm sorry for late replies, = those I've made and those yet to come, but my connection is quite unsta= ble >.<

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