X-Digest-Num: 12 Message-ID: <44114.12.61.959273823@eGroups.com> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 20:48:56 -0300 From: "=?us-ascii?Q?Jorge_J._Llamb=EDas?=" Subject: Re: lujvo preti X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 61 Content-Length: 832 Lines: 30 >Logical Language Group wrote: > >> I would take tolxamgu as being not merely bad, but as far from good as >> possible on the unspecified scale. I disagree. I don't think {tolxamgu} means the worst possible, that would be {tolxagrai}. To me {tolxamgu} is pretty much synonymous with {xlali} >> nalxamgu is also "bad", but is more >> akin to xlali - having the full range of other-than-good. But {xlali} does not have the full range of other-than-good! It doesn't cover the "indifferent" part of the range. cu'u la robin >What about doubleplus-ungood then? ;-) That would be {tolxautcetce}: mutce le ka mutce le ka to'e xamgu Although it wouldn't be a very good translation for the Orwellian word because in Lojban it is a perfectly ordinary word, without any funny weirdness about it. co'o mi'e xorxes