Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 10:23:30 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: [lojban] Re: Lojban's Biggest Problem or Why Still Nobody Speaks It
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On Sunday, October 26, 2014 1:51:26 PM UTC-4, 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. 
>
>
One the big advantages of natural language is connotation --they can use 
the same (short) word for different meanings.  e.g. a `bus` for 
transporting people vs a `bus` for transporting data in computer hardware. 
There is a related concept between the two, but they are very different 
things. Lojban doesn't seem to work well for creating a single word for 
such disparate things. (maybe it could but people tend not to?)

It also kind of shame that there isn't a way to speak in abbreviated forms, 
e.g. if their were a two part word "vehicle-bus" and another 
"computer-bus", we could just use "bus" once we set forth the context as 
"vehicle" or "computer".

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Sunday, October 26, 2014 1:51:26 PM UTC-4, selp=
a'i wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left:=
 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">Simply put, there ar=
en't enough words, and the few words that exist do=20
<br>not enable us to make nuanced descriptions of the world.
<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>One the big advantages of natural =
language is connotation --they can use the same (short) word for different =
meanings. &nbsp;e.g. a `bus` for transporting people vs a `bus` for transpo=
rting data in computer hardware. There is a related concept between the two=
, but they are very different things. Lojban doesn't seem to work well for =
creating a single word for such disparate things. (maybe it could but peopl=
e tend not to?)</div><div><br></div><div>It also kind of shame that there i=
sn't a way to speak in abbreviated forms, e.g. if their were a two part wor=
d "vehicle-bus" and another "computer-bus", we could just use "bus" once we=
 set forth the context as "vehicle" or "computer".</div><div><br></div></di=
v>

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