From sentto-44114-22247-1084220707-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Mon May 10 13:25:46 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 10 May 2004 13:25:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n37.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.105]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.31) id 1BNHLH-0007oJ-57 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Mon, 10 May 2004 13:25:39 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-22247-1084220707-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.29] by n37.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 May 2004 20:25:08 -0000 X-Sender: jcowan@reutershealth.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 91819 invoked from network); 10 May 2004 20:25:07 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m23.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 10 May 2004 20:25:07 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.reutershealth.com) (65.246.141.36) by mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 10 May 2004 20:25:07 -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 QAA08090; Mon, 10 May 2004 16:18:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by skunk.reutershealth.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 10 May 2004 16:24:34 -0400 To: la_okus Cc: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <20040510202434.GZ8616@skunk.reutershealth.com> References: <20040510000710.GA20485@mit.edu> In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 65.246.141.36 From: jcowan@reutershealth.com 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: Mon, 10 May 2004 16:24:34 -0400 Subject: [lojban] Re: "Mooooos" (Re: my new idea for onomato's) (rspeer) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 7762 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 la_okus scripsit: > > And to parse such a phrase, you have to maintain an > > arbirtrarily large stack. > > Again, I'm not sure what a this means (forgive me). I figured all > the computer would have to do is search the text letter-by-letter > that comes after sa'ei, until it finds a repeat. Right, but the repetition could be 5,739 letters away. Even if computers can handle that (with annoying hacks), humans can't: if you have fubarbazamkuuks...tatatututitifubarbazamkuuks...tatatututito, you have to then jump back to the beginning and reanalyze it, now that you see that this is not a reduplication. > This, I can answer. Onomatopoeia have the unique requirement > of being flexible; they are supposed to mimic sounds. I just can't > bare to teach my child that a cow goes "muuuus"... lo'e bakni cu bacru zoi gy. muuuuumuuuuu .gy -- Real FORTRAN programmers can program FORTRAN John Cowan in any language. --Allen Brown jcowan@reutershealth.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/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/