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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 08:39:29 +0300
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Subject: Re: [lojban] {cukta} as a case study for why the dictionary needs
 clearer, more detailed entries
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2016-01-23 4:16 GMT+03:00 Timothy Lawrence <
timothy.lawrence@connect.qut.edu.au>:

> Another idea is to focus on making the Lojban definitions "perfect" and
> then using machine translation to generate the other-language definitions
> (which could then be reviewed if desired).
>

That's impossible since perfect languages don't exist. If one could make
English definitions perfect then English could be immediately called a
perfect language abandoning any need in any other languages.

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2016-01-23 4:16 GMT+03:00 Timothy Lawrence <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
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ence@connect.qut.edu.au</a>&gt;</span>:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
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div id=3D":ak" class=3D"a3s" style=3D"overflow:hidden">Another idea is to f=
ocus on making the Lojban definitions &quot;perfect&quot; and then using ma=
chine translation to generate the other-language definitions (which could t=
hen be reviewed if desired).<br></div></blockquote></div><br>That&#39;s imp=
ossible since perfect languages don&#39;t exist. If one could make English =
definitions perfect then English could be immediately called a perfect lang=
uage abandoning any need in any other languages.</div></div>

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