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From: Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.hn.org>
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On Tuesday 10 August 2004 17:39, Colin Wright wrote:
> OK, so here is the question I set during the mathematics Summer School.
>
> Here are some examples of a strange language called lojban
> (pronounced LOHZ-bahn).  Note that one of the examples has
> a deliberate mistake:
li'o
> ----
>
> We did some other stuff on logic the next day. Then the follow-up question
> that let me talk about the connection was this one:
>
> There are some cards that have a colour on one side and a shape on the
> other. Laid out on the table in front of you are four of them showing:
>
>   Red   Green   Square    Triangle
>
> Which ones must you turn ove in order to answer the question:
>
>     Does every red card have a square on the other side?
>
> Is the SWH is true then lojban speakers should have an advantage on this
> one.
>
> Thoughts?

I agree, but I don't think you got far enough into lojban to see any effect. 
Try a few sentences with conjunctions in them, like {ti blanu janai cukta}.

phma
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