From sentto-44114-20805-1064615950-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Fri Sep 26 15:41:11 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:41:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n11.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.66]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.12) id 1A31GW-00030Q-00 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:40:44 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-20805-1064615950-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.158] by n11.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Sep 2003 22:39:10 -0000 X-Sender: ragnarok@pobox.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 59783 invoked from network); 26 Sep 2003 22:39:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m18.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 26 Sep 2003 22:39:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp.intrex.net) (209.42.192.250) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Sep 2003 22:39:09 -0000 Received: from craig [209.42.212.114] by smtp.intrex.net (SMTPD32-7.13) id A032E25D0028; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:39:46 -0400 To: Message-ID: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <200309261759.45056.phma@webjockey.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Importance: Normal X-Declude-Sender: ragnarok@pobox.com [209.42.212.114] From: "Craig" X-Yahoo-Profile: kreig_daniyl 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, 26 Sep 2003 18:39:05 -0400 Subject: [lojban] Re: dot was volcano Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-archive-position: 6301 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: ragnarok@pobox.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list >> The usual answer for the name of the dot is {denpa bu}. >> However, {denpa bu} is not a name, it is a lerfu. Lerfu are >> used in lojban as pronouns. To talk about the dot, we could >> say {lo galxyfanta lerfu}, "the glottal-stop letter". >For "this is a dot" I say {ti me me'o denpa bu}. There is also a word >{depybu'i}, but whether that means the same as {me me'o denpa bu} I don't >know. I use "ti denpa lerfu". For a comma, I use "ti slaka lerfu." simple, no? -- .kreig.daniyl. "All you did was smear a chocolate eclair on the shirt." -SkArcher ragnarok@pobox.com teucer@bnomic.org ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/