Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:42:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: iesk <pa.fae@gmx.de>
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Subject: [lojban] Re: Should I quit learning Lojban?
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Le vendredi 19 avril 2013 06:58:40 UTC+2, shanoxilt a =E9crit :
>
> coi ro do
>
> I've recently been considering whether I should abandon learning Lojban i=
n=20
> favor of Esperanto or Toki Pona. Thus far, it has been a difficult and=20
> unrewarding language. Yet, something in the back of my mind continues to=
=20
> draw me to it. What should I do?
>

coi do do'u

ni'o .e'u do segau co'a se pa'arbau  .i zu'u la pacnybau ku fadni ru'e fi=
=20
lo zasti bangu  .i mulno sa'enai beki'u lo ka ce'u se jicmu lo ronbau kei=
=20
gi'e bredi lo nu pilno  .i zu'unai nalfadni lo ka citri ce'u kei .e lo ka=
=20
kulnu lo selbau be ce'u keiku po'onai  .i ja'a steci gi'e ku'inai pluka je=
=20
cinri je .e'u tercli

Jes, lernu Esperanton. Kiel fakte ekzistanta lingvo ghi estas kvazau=20
normala lingvo. Ghi estas =ABkompleta=BB, char bazita sur la Europaj lingvo=
j,=20
kaj uzebla. Sed ghia historio kaj kulturo, ekzemple, estas malbanalaj. Ghi=
=20
estas siaspeca, kaj pro tio ghi plachas al mi kaj interesas min, kaj mi=20
opinias, ke ghi estas lerninda.

ni'o lo lobybau zo'u do djica lo du'u do lo bangu ge'i pilno gi zbasu pe'a=
=20
vau paunai zo'oru'e

To me, Lojban and Esperanto as passtimes are too different to be in the=20
same league, as it were, except of course insofar as competing for one's=20
time (which is perhaps your whole point). I guess that holds for TP, too.=
=20
Would you consider giving up, say, painting for soccer or cooking? I'd say=
=20
learning E (for a speaker of an IE language, at least) means learning=20
'another' new language, albeit a unique one, but then which language isn't=
=20
unique? As for L, there's still so many semantic fields to plow with-tool=
=20
the very-uncommon (technical grammar, that is). ;)

-iesk

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Le vendredi 19 avril 2013 06:58:40 UTC+2, shanoxilt a =E9crit&nbsp;:<blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-lef=
t: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;"><div>coi ro do<br></div><div><br></di=
v><div>I've recently been considering whether I should abandon learning Loj=
ban in favor of Esperanto or Toki Pona. Thus far, it has been a difficult a=
nd unrewarding language. Yet, something in the back of my mind continues to=
 draw me to it. What should I do?</div></blockquote><div><br>coi do do'u<br=
><br>ni'o .e'u do segau co'a se pa'arbau&nbsp; .i zu'u la pacnybau ku fadni=
=20
ru'e fi lo zasti bangu&nbsp; .i mulno sa'enai beki'u lo ka ce'u se jicmu lo=
=20
ronbau kei gi'e bredi lo nu pilno&nbsp; .i zu'unai nalfadni lo ka citri ce'=
u=20
kei .e lo ka kulnu lo selbau be ce'u keiku po'onai&nbsp; .i ja'a steci gi'e=
=20
ku'inai pluka je cinri je .e'u tercli<br><br>Jes, lernu Esperanton. Kiel
 fakte ekzistanta lingvo ghi estas kvazau normala lingvo. Ghi estas=20
=ABkompleta=BB, char bazita sur la Europaj lingvoj, kaj uzebla. Sed ghia=20
historio kaj kulturo, ekzemple, estas malbanalaj. Ghi estas siaspeca, kaj
 pro tio ghi plachas al mi kaj interesas min, kaj mi opinias, ke ghi estas=
=20
lerninda.<br><br>ni'o lo lobybau zo'u do djica lo du'u do lo bangu ge'i pil=
no gi zbasu pe'a vau paunai zo'oru'e<br><br>To me, Lojban and Esperanto as =
passtimes are too different to be in the same league, as it were, except of=
 course insofar as competing for one's time (which is perhaps your whole po=
int). I guess that holds for TP, too. Would you consider giving up, say, pa=
inting for soccer or cooking? I'd say learning E (for a speaker of an IE la=
nguage, at least) means learning 'another' new language, albeit a unique on=
e, but then which language isn't unique? As for L, there's still so many se=
mantic fields to plow with-tool the very-uncommon (technical grammar, that =
is). ;)<br><br>-iesk<br><br></div>

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