From sentto-44114-21260-1069639079-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Sun Nov 23 17:53:44 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:53:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from n31.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.99]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.22) id 1AO5v1-0005Oc-3g for lojban-in@lojban.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:53:39 -0800 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-21260-1069639079-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.157] by n31.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 24 Nov 2003 01:57:59 -0000 X-Sender: phma@ixazon.dynip.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 81114 invoked from network); 24 Nov 2003 01:57:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m17.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 24 Nov 2003 01:57:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO blackcat.ixazon.lan) (208.150.110.21) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 24 Nov 2003 01:57:58 -0000 Received: by blackcat.ixazon.lan (Postfix, from userid 1001) id EBE07AB98; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 01:57:55 +0000 (UTC) Organization: dis To: lojban@yahoogroups.com User-Agent: KMail/1.5 Message-Id: <200311232057.55500.phma@webjockey.net> From: Pierre Abbat X-Originating-IP: 208.150.110.21 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: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 20:57:55 -0500 Subject: [lojban] acronyms Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 6757 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 What letter should be used in an acronym if the word - begins with a case prefix, e.g. ctile barbe'i gugde terganzu? - begins with a rafsi whose first letter differs from the gismu's, e.g. mlatu labyblukenra vidru? Another way to shorten such phrases is to form a cmene or fu'ivla from pieces of the words: la ctibarg., le mlalavi. phma -- .i toljundi do .ibabo mi'afra tu'a do .ibabo damba do .ibabo do jinga .icu'u la ma'atman. ------------------------ 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/