From noras@cox.net Thu May 13 16:03:07 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 13 May 2004 16:03:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lakermmtao05.cox.net ([68.230.240.34]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1BOPED-0008SY-1t for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 13 May 2004 16:03:01 -0700 Received: from nora.cox.net ([68.228.12.146]) by lakermmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040513230230.ELWF10880.lakermmtao05.cox.net@nora.cox.net> for ; Thu, 13 May 2004 19:02:30 -0400 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20040513190312.00ab4e10@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: noras@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 19:05:26 -0400 To: lojban-list@lojban.org From: Nora LeChevalier Subject: [lojban] Re: y: what is it good for? In-Reply-To: <20040513225131.GH4461@digitalkingdom.org> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20040513184211.00ab0a00@pop.east.cox.net> <20040513183600.GJ4461@digitalkingdom.org> <5.1.0.14.0.20040513184211.00ab0a00@pop.east.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-archive-position: 7819 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: noras@cox.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list At 03:51 PM 5/13/04 -0700, Robin wrote: >On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 06:47:09PM -0400, Nora LeChevalier wrote: > > At 12:02 PM 5/13/04 -0700, xorxes wrote: > > >Would it be possible to make a distinction between the lerfu {.ybu}, > > >and {.y. bu} a hesitation before a {bu} that attaches to whatever > > >came before? > > > > At present, you MAY pause between any 2 lojban words (although you may > > NOT pause within one), which I consider a good thing. This suggestion > > would invalidate that, for (IMO) very little advantage. > >I'm inclined to agree, but his point (at least currently; it's evolved >over the last few hours) is that "ybu" would be a *single* word. But that "single" word invalidates all the documentation on cmavo word forms. Cmavo currently can only be either a series of vowels or a single consonant followed by a series of vowels (where "series of vowels" is a little up in the air as to what's acceptable). -- mi'e noras noras@cox.net Nora LeChevalier