From sentto-44114-18385-1043451310-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Fri Jan 24 15:35:46 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:35:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from n10.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.65]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.05) id 18cDML-0006nz-01 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:35:41 -0800 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-18385-1043451310-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.96] by n10.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 24 Jan 2003 23:35:10 -0000 X-Sender: phma@ixazon.dynip.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_0); 24 Jan 2003 23:35:10 -0000 Received: (qmail 11106 invoked from network); 24 Jan 2003 23:35:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m13.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 24 Jan 2003 23:35:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO blackcat.ixazon.lan) (208.150.110.21) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 24 Jan 2003 23:35:10 -0000 Received: by blackcat.ixazon.lan (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7337AA50D; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 23:34:56 +0000 (UTC) Organization: dis To: lojban@yahoogroups.com (Lojban List) User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <200301242342.SAA25912@mail2.reutershealth.com> In-Reply-To: <200301242342.SAA25912@mail2.reutershealth.com> Message-Id: <200301241834.56288.phma@webjockey.net> From: Pierre Abbat MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:34:56 -0500 Subject: [lojban] Re: An X is an X Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 3898 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: phma@webjockey.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list On Friday 24 January 2003 18:29, John Cowan wrote: > Pierre Abbat scripsit: > > "an X is an X" (count noun) or "X is X" (mass noun) is an idiom; in > > Lojban it's a tautology. How should the idiom be rendered in Lojban? > > And when you've solved that problem, tackle this one: > > In old Australia/Wales/Montana, men were men and sheep were nervous. Boys will be boys... phma To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/