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On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Pkfalu92 <pkfalu92@gmail.com> wrote:

> Consider that perhaps there are other distinctions, and that we don't
> notice them.
>

Or we don't notice them because we have no distinct words for them.

stevo

>
>
>
> On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:55 AM, gleki <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, the title is wrong. Few languages have.
>
> The point is that in most languages in order to describe smell we have to
> use words used for other senses.
> pe'i this is not fair.
> .e'u we create new words for smells in Lojban.
> .e'u they don't borrow roots from other arbitrary words like English
> classification does.
>
> This is what Wikipedia says about odors.
>
> It has been proposed that there are seven primary odors: (with examples)
>
>    1. Musky <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk>- perfumes/aftershave
>    2. Putrid <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putrid>- rotten eggs
>    3. Pungent <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pungent>- vinegar
>    4. Camphoraceous <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphoraceous>-
>    mothballs
>    5. Ethereal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_oil>- dry cleaning
>    fluid
>    6. Floral <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floral>- roses
>    7. Pepperminty <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint>- mint gum
>
>

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Pkfalu92 <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pkfalu92@gmail.com">pkfalu92@gmail.com</a=
>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Consider that perhaps there are other distinc=
tions, and that we don&#39;t notice them.<br></div></div></blockquote><div>=
<br></div>Or we don&#39;t notice them because we have no distinct words for=
 them.=A0<div>

<br></div><div>stevo=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor=3D=
"#FFFFFF"><div><br><br></div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On Apr 2, 2012=
, at 10:55 AM, gleki &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com" targ=
et=3D"_blank">gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>

<br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Well, the title is wron=
g. Few languages have.<div><br></div><div>The point is that in most languag=
es in order to describe smell we have to use words used for other senses.</=
div>

<div>pe&#39;i this is not fair.</div><div>.e&#39;u we create new words for =
smells in Lojban.=A0</div><div>.e&#39;u they don&#39;t borrow roots from ot=
her arbitrary words like English classification does.</div><div><br></div>

<div>This is what Wikipedia says about odors.</div><div><br></div><div><p s=
tyle=3D"line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0.5em;font-family:sans-serif;margin-=
top:0.4em">It has been proposed that there are seven primary odors: (with e=
xamples)</p>

<ol style=3D"line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;list-style:none;margin=
:0.3em 0px 0px 3.2em;padding:0px"><li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em"><a href=
=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk" title=3D"Musk" style=3D"color:rgb(11=
,0,128);background-image:none" target=3D"_blank">Musky</a>- perfumes/afters=
have</li>

<li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em"><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P=
utrid" title=3D"Putrid" style=3D"color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none"=
 target=3D"_blank">Putrid</a>- rotten eggs</li><li style=3D"margin-bottom:0=
.1em"><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pungent" title=3D"Pungent" st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none" target=3D"_blank">Pungent=
</a>- vinegar</li>

<li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em"><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C=
amphoraceous" title=3D"Camphoraceous" style=3D"color:rgb(11,0,128);backgrou=
nd-image:none" target=3D"_blank">Camphoraceous</a>- mothballs</li><li style=
=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em">

<a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_oil" title=3D"Essential o=
il" style=3D"color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none" target=3D"_blank">E=
thereal</a>- dry cleaning fluid</li><li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em"><a hr=
ef=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floral" title=3D"Floral" style=3D"color:=
rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none" target=3D"_blank">Floral</a>- roses</l=
i>

<li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em"><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P=
eppermint" title=3D"Peppermint" style=3D"color:rgb(11,0,128);background-ima=
ge:none" target=3D"_blank">Pepperminty</a>- mint gum</li></ol></div>

<p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br>

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