From gregory.dyke@epfl.ch Thu Mar 18 04:41:44 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 18 Mar 2004 04:41:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from imap1.epfl.ch ([128.178.50.4]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B3wqB-00063E-C2 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2004 04:41:39 -0800 Received: from imap.epfl.ch (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by imap1.epfl.ch (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HUR001W5V8JXB@imap1.epfl.ch> for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:41:07 +0100 (MET) Received: from [128.178.164.5] by imap1.epfl.ch (mshttpd); Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:41:07 +0100 Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:41:07 +0100 From: GREGORY DYKE Subject: [lojban] Re: Official parser problem? To: lojban-list@lojban.org Message-id: <15349214f17c.14f17c153492@imap.epfl.ch> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-disposition: inline X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal X-archive-position: 7258 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: gregory.dyke@epfl.ch Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list The speaker has an extra word to say. But for both, it's easier to reason in terms of strings than in terms of tokens. It's also comparable to how it's really done: I was going to school the other day err... going to the shop I mean. This also allows you to go back further than was necessary without having to worry about similar selma'o. mi klama lo zarci le ckule sa lo barda dinju -- e'osai ko sarji la lojban - www.lojban.org ----- Original Message ----- From: John Cowan Date: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:56 pm Subject: [lojban] Re: Official parser problem? > Robin Lee Powell scripsit: > > > That's how I, and others, have been using it. The difference > between> the two definitions (for purposes of modifying my > experimental grammar) > > is not large, but John's is actually easier to encode. > > It also has the advantage that you can make substitutions like this: > > mi klama le broda brode brodi sa lo broda brode brodi > > > I think Greg's is much more human-friendly, though. > > To the speaker or to the listener? > > -- > Eric Raymond is the Margaret Mead John Cowan > of the Open Source movement. > jcowan@reutershealth.com --Bruce Perens, > http://www.ccil.org/~cowan > some years ago > http://www.reutershealth.com > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------- > ~--> > Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark > Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & > Canada.http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 > http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/GSaulB/TM > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -~-> > > To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > lojban-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > >