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On 07/13/2012 04:57 PM, Jonathan Jones wrote:
> Stereotypes aren't imaginary. They're derogatory, insulting, and WRONG.

What's the difference between something that's imaginary and something
that's not true?


> Except that's not the way we do things. The meaning of the English "gender"
> is so broad it covers /completely unrelated/ concepts.
> 
> There is nothing wrong with having a word in Lojban that covers a wide
> berth- that's what the intention of the gismu is, after all.
> 
> But we do /not/ have words that cover multiple concepts. That defeats the
> purpose of the language.

What set of words do you suggest?

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