From lojbab@lojban.org Sun Dec 29 19:40:21 2002 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 29 Dec 2002 19:40:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao04.cox.net ([68.1.17.241]) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 18Sqmm-0000g2-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2002 19:40:16 -0800 Received: from lojban.lojban.org ([68.100.206.153]) by lakemtao04.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20021230033945.IPCW22825.lakemtao04.cox.net@lojban.lojban.org> for ; Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:39:45 -0500 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20021229223530.0311cec0@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: rlechevalier@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:38:01 -0500 To: lojban-list@lojban.org From: Robert LeChevalier Subject: [lojban] Re: [geofiction] Re: Felichan Kristnaskon! In-Reply-To: <44A14D80-1B95-11D7-97F6-000393629ED4@uic.edu> References: <3E0F73E9.4040702@bilkent.edu.tr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-archive-position: 3666 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lojbab@lojban.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list At 07:23 PM 12/29/02 -0600, Steven Belknap wrote: >On Sunday, December 29, 2002, at 04:15 PM, Robin Turner wrote: > > I like {zanlifri} though. Apart from the meaning, I think it's more > > elegant than {zanyfri}, zanfri > and I like the practice of using a full gismu > > for the last element of a lujvo. > >I got that practice from lojbab. lojbab does so primarily because lojbab isn't sure of the rafsi, and doesn't want to take time to look it up. I use short forms by preference for serious writing, and fully expanded forms when talking to beginners who may not know the lujvo making rules. Otherwise it is based primarily on my ca'a knowledge of the rafsi. lojbab -- lojbab lojbab@lojban.org Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org