From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Fri Nov 10 08:56:01 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:56:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GiZfK-0003Ie-3R for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:55:42 -0800 Received: from pi.meson.org ([66.134.26.207]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GiZfD-0003IT-E3 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:55:41 -0800 Received: (qmail 20697 invoked from network); 10 Nov 2006 16:55:32 -0000 Received: from nagas.meson.org (HELO ?192.168.1.101?) (1000@192.168.1.101) by pi.meson.org with SMTP; 10 Nov 2006 16:55:32 -0000 Message-ID: <4554AF04.60500@kli.org> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:55:32 -0500 From: "Mark E. Shoulson" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061025) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: "la" in names References: <20061109041814.GE23121@chain.digitalkingdom.org> <4553388D.6030007@lojban.org> <20061110011026.GD23121@chain.digitalkingdom.org> <455433BA.2050601@lojban.org> In-Reply-To: <455433BA.2050601@lojban.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) X-archive-position: 13042 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: mark@kli.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Bob LeChevalier wrote: > Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > No. All I have admitted is that certain kinds of ad hoc word > formation in the process of translation are prone to error. Word > making in translation is a major part of the language now. In the > long run, it will be very minor. Ad-hoc word making is entirely > orthogonal to speaking the language correctly. Experience would seem to indicate that this is not so. People use a LOT of ad-hoc names in ad-hoc conversations on IRC and in emails here. ~mark To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.