From MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Sun Dec 07 03:42:49 2003 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 90017 invoked from network); 7 Dec 2003 11:42:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m13.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 7 Dec 2003 11:42:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Dec 2003 11:42:48 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.22) id 1ASxJH-0002o9-0f for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Sun, 07 Dec 2003 03:42:47 -0800 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 1ASxIq-0002nU-5W; Sun, 07 Dec 2003 03:42:20 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 07 Dec 2003 03:42:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-r08.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.104]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 1ASxIa-0002ft-T5 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2003 03:42:04 -0800 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-r08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r1.1.) id d.1cd.15939e52 (4262) for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2003 06:41:30 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <1cd.15939e52.2d046be9@wmconnect.com> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 06:41:29 EST Subject: [lojban] those monotonous gismu! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_1cd.15939e52.2d046be9_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 sub 12 X-archive-position: 6862 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com X-list: lojban-list To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 64.81.49.134 From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Reply-To: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=137764184 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojbaner X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 21344 --part1_1cd.15939e52.2d046be9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit tim bovee (tbovee@daypoems.net) wrote: >lojban's bi-syllabic gismu vocabulary would lend a certain monotony to the beat, while it's true that the gismu form the basis of the vocabulary, they do not predominate in written lojban. i doubt that the gismu themselves would cause any monotony, unless that's ALL that was used, as is nearly the case in certain haiku written a while back. stevo --part1_1cd.15939e52.2d046be9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable tim bovee (tbovee@daypoems.net) wrote:

>lojban's bi-syllabic gismu vocabulary would lend a certain monotony= to the beat,=20

while it's true that the gismu form the basis of the vocabulary, they d= o not predominate in written lojban.  i doubt that the gismu themselve= s would cause any monotony, unless that's ALL that was used, as is nearly t= he case in certain haiku written a while back.

stevo --part1_1cd.15939e52.2d046be9_boundary--