Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:43:56 -0800 (PST)
From: Lormoral King <ucauricuhum@gmail.com>
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Subject: [lojban] Re: "Merry Christmas" in Lojban?
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On Sunday, December 22, 2013 11:07:55 PM UTC+1, Robin Powell wrote:
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>
> I need that phrase as such, not "season's greetings" or whatever; 
> RA's church prints ways to say it in MANY MANY languages (including 
> Klingon), and since two of his congregation speak Lojban...
>

Isn't "Merry Christmas" short for "I wish you a merry christmas", in other 
words "I hope you have a pleasant christmas celebration"? I would suggest 
the following, which makes use of the same omission:

"lo pluka xisyjbenunsla ku a'o"

mi'e Ucauricu'um 

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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Sunday, December 22, 2013 11:07:55 PM UTC+1, Robin Powe=
ll wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: =
0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>I need that phrase as such, not "season's greetings" or whatever;
<br>RA's church prints ways to say it in MANY MANY languages (including
<br>Klingon), and since two of his congregation speak Lojban...<br></blockq=
uote><div><br>Isn't "Merry Christmas" short for "I wish you a merry christm=
as", in other words "I hope you have a pleasant christmas celebration"? I w=
ould suggest the following, which makes use of the same omission:<br><br>"l=
o pluka xisyjbenunsla ku a'o"<br><br>mi'e Ucauricu'um <br></div></div>

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