From lojbab@lojban.org Tue May 27 21:10:23 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 27 May 2003 21:10:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lakemtao02.cox.net ([68.1.17.243]) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 19KsGW-0007gv-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 27 May 2003 21:10:16 -0700 Received: from bob.lojban.org ([68.100.92.1]) by lakemtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20030528040946.PBSN24359.lakemtao02.cox.net@bob.lojban.org> for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 00:09:46 -0400 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20030528000626.03c51180@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: rlechevalier@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 00:09:11 -0400 To: lojban-list@lojban.org From: Robert LeChevalier Subject: [lojban] Re: Beginner's take on the open/closed gismu debate (was: Re: emotions) In-Reply-To: <3ED3E03F.6050704@bilkent.edu.tr> References: <20030527141108.GA23729@allusion.net> <20030527044429.GA1170@panda.localdomain> <20030527091203.P27366-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> <20030527135338.GB21194@localhost.nv.cox.net> <20030527141108.GA23729@allusion.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-archive-position: 5474 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 11:01 PM 5/27/03 +0100, Robin Turner wrote: >BTW, Chinese does this to an extent most English people or even >Lojbanists would find astounding. One of my Chinese teachers at >university unconsciously transferred this to English and referredd to >the external examiner as the "exterminator". I wouldn't be surprised at all %^). I was told about this in 1986-7. That is precisely where my long-standing dicta encouraging people to make "nonce lujvo" and not wait for a dictionary came from. I expected the dictionary workers to them collect the ones that were used and decide based on usage and logicality which ones were worthy of recognition. The noralujv is the collection, but the analysis was aborted. 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