From xod@thestonecutters.net Thu Nov 13 12:40:47 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:40:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from [66.111.194.10] (helo=granite.thestonecutters.net) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 1AKOGg-0004Mi-V7 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:40:43 -0800 Received: from granite.thestonecutters.net (localhost.thestonecutters.net [127.0.0.1]) by granite.thestonecutters.net (8.12.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hADKa9oM008629 for ; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:36:09 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from xod@thestonecutters.net) Received: from localhost (xod@localhost) by granite.thestonecutters.net (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with ESMTP id hADKa9ul008626 for ; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:36:09 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from xod@thestonecutters.net) X-Authentication-Warning: granite.thestonecutters.net: xod owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:36:09 -0500 (EST) From: Invent Yourself To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: cfari In-Reply-To: <20031113202858.GA15718@digitalkingdom.org> Message-ID: <20031113153205.L3821-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 6651 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: xod@thestonecutters.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 03:25:13PM -0500, John Cowan wrote: > > Robin Lee Powell scripsit: > > > > > Those of you without time/ability to read the Lojban might might > > > the topic interesting: xorxes was pointing out four places where > > > I used a COI cmavo as though it was UI (i.e., without following > > > it with a name). xorxes expressed his desire for COI cmavo to > > > actually grammatically be like UI cmavo (which I'm inclined to > > > agree with). > > > > Well, UI binds to the previous word. Is that what you were doing? > > Nope. > > > It's certainly grammatical to have COI by itself now, although you > > need an explicit "do'u" if the next thing is a name or sumti. > > That was the issue. > > ".i fi'isai mi gleki le nu do cilre la .lojban." > > Doesn't meant what I wanted it to mean. > > What about "je'e pe'u mi broda"? Does the je'e grab anything? ju'oru'e le gunma cu ponse zo mi -- DR. EDDIE: (defensive) They were performance pieces. ANDERTON: You set your patients on fire! DR. EDDIE: And put them out. Some not as quickly as others, but let's change the subject, shall we?