Return-Path: <@FINHUTC.HUT.FI:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET> Received: from FINHUTC.hut.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0qzUO1-00006qC; Mon, 24 Oct 94 20:44 EET Message-Id: Received: from FINHUTC.HUT.FI by FINHUTC.hut.fi (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 5549; Mon, 24 Oct 94 20:45:01 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin MAILER@SEARN) by FINHUTC.HUT.FI (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 5545; Mon, 24 Oct 1994 20:44:59 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 2968; Mon, 24 Oct 1994 19:41:50 +0100 Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 10:58:36 -0400 Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: Re: Need a gismu or lujvo... To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu In-Reply-To: <199410220744.AA14153@nfs2.digex.net> from "Chris Bogart" at Oct 21, 94 08:29:36 pm Content-Length: 624 Lines: 18 la kris. bogart. cusku di'e > I need a gismu that means something "functions". How would you say "This > perpetual motion machine doesn't really work"? "spofu" comes to mind, but a > PMM isn't really broken as such -- it's something that couldn't have worked > in the first place. > > "le cinmymuvmi'i cu na gasnu le ri se minji" is the best I can think of... I think that "minji" itself works fine: le cinmymuvmi'i cu na'e minji This is no paradox, because of the intentionality of "le". -- John Cowan sharing account for now e'osai ko sarji la lojban.