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Subject: Re: [lojban] Lojban's Biggest Problem or Why Still Nobody Speaks It
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la .camgusmis. cu cusku di'e
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 06:51:45PM +0100, selpa'i wrote:
>> Simply put, there aren't enough words, and the few words that
>> exist do not enable us to make nuanced descriptions of the world.
>
> I would say it's a mixture of lack of words and lack of phrasal
> idiom.
>
> Frankly, though, I consider the self-similarity of existing words,
> and the vast array of accidental tongue twisters, to be more serious
> problems than the lack of vocab.  The language is *physically* hard
> to speak, to an extent that is distinctly unpleasent.

I have certainly come across phrases that are difficult to pronounce 
quickly, though it has gotten much easier for me (as a rapper I'm forced 
to learn to say things quickly).

Logically speaking, however, I would say that not having any words is 
infinitely worse than having words that are hard to pronounce or that 
cause tongue twisters now and then, since in one case you can say what 
you mean (even if you may have to slow down in places to keep your 
tongue from twisting) and in the other you can't no matter how hard your 
tongue tries.

mi'e la selpa'i mu'o


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