From gregory.dyke@epfl.ch Sun Sep 14 05:54:16 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 05:54:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imap.epfl.ch ([128.178.50.10] ident=mailsrv) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 19yWOB-0000ok-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 05:54:03 -0700 Received: from imap.epfl.ch (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by imap.epfl.ch (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.0 Patch 3 (built Mar 23 2001)) with ESMTP id <0HL700KM5FU1EK@imap.epfl.ch> for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 14:54:01 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from [62.202.156.15] by imap.epfl.ch (mshttpd); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 14:54:01 +0200 Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 14:54:01 +0200 From: GREGORY DYKE Subject: [lojban] Re: Text for beginners - chrestomathy part 1 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Message-id: <160e66ce.66ce160e@imap.epfl.ch> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: iPlanet Webmail Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-disposition: inline X-Accept-Language: en X-archive-position: 6147 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: gregory.dyke@epfl.ch Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list cu'u la kreig > I've actually started writing a short story. When it is finished > and grammar > checked, I intend to post it to the list; you are welcome to use it. > However, it may wind up being a little challenging for your purposes. > Well, actually, although I'm really excited about la pexkerf .e le ci cribe being accessible to beginners, it's grammar is not overly simple. And it will likely end up being the easiest/shortest piece of the collection. The idea is to collect a good selection of lojbanic prose, original wherever possible, rather than to have an introductory reader. I will probably extract the vocabulary from every piece, though, as I find constantly having to look unexpected words up to be very annoying. A rough extimate for the size of a piece is 10000 words (very rough) - how short is your short story going to be? mu'o mi'e greg