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Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 12:26:29 -0600
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Subject: Re: [lojban] Lojban: it's not for babies.
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Complete segway here:

Many if not all twins eventually develop a language which only they know,
so that they can converse with each other at any time and be assured
privacy.

What are your hopes/expectations regarding the two using Lojban for that
purpose?


On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:01 AM, Robin Lee Powell <
rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:

> As of this week, sometimes.
>
> Up until then, not really, no; they'd simply elide one letter or the
> other; {dirba} -> "DIH-ba", "fart" -> "faht", "aunt" -> "aht".
>
> There are a lot more English words where that works without
> confusion, and a *LOT* more English words that simply don't have any
> significant consonant clusters.  They've been saying "banana" (or at
> least "nana") for ages, for example.
>
> This was my point: given the choice between a language with lots of
> words they can see, and one with lots they can't, they pick the
> former.
>
> -Robin
>

That sounds like completely logical reasoning to me. Of course the English
over Lojban trend will probably change- at least when they are talking to
you- as they become more vocally capable.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Complete segway here:<br><div><br>Many if not all twins ev=
entually develop a language which only they know, so that they can converse=
 with each other at any time and be assured privacy.<br><br></div><div>What=
 are your hopes/expectations regarding the two using Lojban for that purpos=
e?<br>
</div><div><div><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:01 AM, Robin Lee Powell <span dir=3D"=
ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org" target=3D"_blank">r=
lpowell@digitalkingdom.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">As of this week, sometimes.<br>
<br>
Up until then, not really, no; they&#39;d simply elide one letter or the<br=
>
other; {dirba} -&gt; &quot;DIH-ba&quot;, &quot;fart&quot; -&gt; &quot;faht&=
quot;, &quot;aunt&quot; -&gt; &quot;aht&quot;.<br>
<br>
There are a lot more English words where that works without<br>
confusion, and a *LOT* more English words that simply don&#39;t have any<br=
>
significant consonant clusters. =A0They&#39;ve been saying &quot;banana&quo=
t; (or at<br>
least &quot;nana&quot;) for ages, for example.<br>
<br>
This was my point: given the choice between a language with lots of<br>
words they can see, and one with lots they can&#39;t, they pick the<br>
former.<br>
<br>
-Robin<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">That sounds like co=
mpletely logical reasoning to me. Of course the English over Lojban trend w=
ill probably change- at least when they are talking to you- as they become =
more vocally capable.<br clear=3D"all">
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>-- <br>mu&#39;o mi&#39;e .aionys.<br><=
br>.i.e&#39;ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo&#=
39;o<br>(Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D )<br>
</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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