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Date: Mon,  1 Nov 1999 19:52:53 -0500 (EST)
From: nellardo@concentric.net)
Subject: Re: lojban relationship words....
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reciproc@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca writes:
 > > So question: If each lojban gismu has only one definition, which is
 > > the definition for "pendo"?
 > > 
 > > x1 is a friend to x2
 > > 
 > > or 
 > > 
 > > x1 acts like a friend to x2

[...]

 > Good question. It would seem to me that "acts like a friend" ought to be a
 > tanru...

Lojbab? John? Comments? What's the "correct" definition of "pendo" -
is, acts, or both?

Hmm, this should be another thread, but what is the metaphysics of
lojban?  Relativist (acts like)? Absolutist (is)?  "Agnostic" (both)?

 > > I think .ionairo'u would be more of the sense of "whore," or maybe
 > > "slut" or "dick," or somesuch (but no particular gender bias anywhere
 > > - a nice change).
 > 
 > Swearing in Lojban is so much *fun* :)!

Yes, well, despite this thread starting on relationships, we've gotten 
into insults :-)

 > In any case, I didn't intend to particularly signify "whore" with
 > ".ionai", it's just that it seemed like a better translation, what with
 > the context.

My thinking is that .ionai lacks the sexual content of "whore" - could
be translated as "asshole" or "jerk" or "bonehead".

co'o mi'e brukcr.

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