From sentto-44114-22258-1084226367-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Mon May 10 15:00:06 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 10 May 2004 15:00:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n42.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.67.17]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.31) id 1BNIoY-0001ST-1c for lojban-in@lojban.org; Mon, 10 May 2004 14:59:58 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-22258-1084226367-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.30] by n42.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 May 2004 21:59:27 -0000 X-Sender: xeubie@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 55686 invoked from network); 10 May 2004 21:59:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m24.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 10 May 2004 21:59:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n27.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.83) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 10 May 2004 21:59:22 -0000 Received: from [66.218.67.191] by n27.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 May 2004 21:58:56 -0000 To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20040510202434.GZ8616@skunk.reutershealth.com> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 X-Mailer: Yahoo Groups Message Poster X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 66.218.66.83 From: "la_okus" X-Originating-IP: 69.162.47.2 X-Yahoo-Profile: la_okus 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 21:58:54 -0000 Subject: [lojban] fubarbazamkuuks... (Re: "Mooooos") (cowan) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-archive-position: 7773 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: xeubie@hotmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --- jcowan wrote: > 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 is quite a far out situation. Nobody is going to make an onomato that is 5,739 letters long. ------------------------ 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/