Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:19:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n2.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.75]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.12) id 19dDLn-0004Po-00 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:19:31 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-20400-1058465939-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.198] by n2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Jul 2003 18:18:59 -0000 X-Sender: jcowan@reutershealth.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 63641 invoked from network); 17 Jul 2003 18:18:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m5.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 17 Jul 2003 18:18:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.reutershealth.com) (65.246.141.36) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 17 Jul 2003 18:18:58 -0000 Received: from skunk.reutershealth.com (mail [65.246.141.36]) by mail.reutershealth.com (Pro-8.9.3/Pro-8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA28490; Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:14:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by skunk.reutershealth.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:17:32 -0400 To: Craig Cc: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <20030717181732.GY24731@skunk.reutershealth.com> References: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i From: John Cowan X-Yahoo-Profile: john_w_cowan MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:17:32 -0400 Subject: [lojban] Re: describing people Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 5896 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jcowan@reutershealth.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Content-Length: 1132 Lines: 28 Craig scripsit: > How do you ask what someone looks like? I don't want the answer to be "a > fish" but rather a description of the person's appearance. I first thought of "ko'a simlu ma", but "ko'a selski fo ma" would be more precise. -- John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com http://www.reutershealth.com http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Humpty Dump Dublin squeaks through his norse Humpty Dump Dublin hath a horrible vorse But for all his kinks English / And his irismanx brogues Humpty Dump Dublin's grandada of all rogues. --Cousin James ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges & Refill Kits for Your Epson at Myinks.com Free shipping on orders $50 or more to the US and Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5705&lp=home/epson.asp http://us.click.yahoo.com/brYXfA/_xWGAA/ySSFAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/