From jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar Tue May 18 14:44:40 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 18 May 2004 14:44:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web41905.mail.yahoo.com ([66.218.93.156]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.32) id 1BQCO0-000236-Id for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 18 May 2004 14:44:32 -0700 Message-ID: <20040518211201.67453.qmail@web41905.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [200.49.74.2] by web41905.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 18 May 2004 14:12:01 PDT Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:12:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Jorge "Llambías" Subject: [lojban] Re: "Do you speak Lojban?" To: lojban-list@lojban.org In-Reply-To: <20040518210322.GN6978@chain.digitalkingdom.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-archive-position: 7911 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --- Robin Lee Powell wrote: > On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 09:54:48PM +0100, Zefram wrote: > > I'd favour {xu do cusku bau la lojban} or {xu do tavla fo la lojban}, > > depending on context. > > I don't like either of those, because they are asking about actuality > and not capability (at least by default). They'd both be fine with > ka'e, though. Presumably the person asking that question is interested in actual speakers, not potential ones. They don't need to be speaking in lojban right now, but they do need to be actual (ca'a) speakers. mu'o mi'e xorxes __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/