Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 05:16:03 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: [lojban] Lojban's Biggest Problem or Why Still Nobody Speaks It
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On Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:33:24 PM UTC-4, Robin Powell wrote:
>
> 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 was wondering if you could elaborate on that. And what do you think can 
be done about it?
 

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:33:24 PM UTC-4, Robi=
n Powell wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-=
left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">On Sun, Oct 26,=
 2014 at 06:51:45PM +0100, selpa'i wrote:
<br>&gt; Simply put, there aren't enough words, and the few words that
<br>&gt; exist do not enable us to make nuanced descriptions of the world.
<br>
<br>I would say it's a mixture of lack of words and lack of phrasal
<br>idiom.
<br>
<br>Frankly, though, I consider the self-similarity of existing words,
<br>and the vast array of accidental tongue twisters, to be more serious
<br>problems than the lack of vocab. &nbsp;The language is *physically* har=
d
<br>to speak, to an extent that is distinctly unpleasent.
<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I was wondering if you could elaborate=
 on that. And what do you think can be done about it?</div><div>&nbsp;</div=
></div>

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