Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 01:17:06 -0500 (EST) with NJE id 1077 for CONLANG@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU; Fri, 9 Jan 1998 00:57:11 -0500 ; Fri, 9 Jan 1998 00:58:24 -0500 (EST) -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <199801090558.AAA20762@access5.digex.net> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 00:58:23 -0500 Reply-To: Constructed Languages List Sender: Constructed Languages List From: Logical Language Group Subject: A-OK To: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG Status: O X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 742 X-From-Space-Date: Fri Jan 9 01:17:13 1998 X-From-Space-Address: owner-conlang@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU Well I was the one who mentioned the etymology to John Cowan, based on my recollections from many space lauches back in the 60s. However, given that my etymology was questioned, i went to the dictionary which disagrees with me and says the etymology is A(ll)-OK (Webster's New World Dict.) lojbab ---- lojbab lojbab@access.digex.net Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: ftp.access.digex.net /pub/access/lojbab or see Lojban WWW Server: href="http://xiron.pc.helsinki.fi/lojban/" Order _The Complete Lojban Language_ - see our Web pages or ask me.