Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:58:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n31.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.99]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CC4RM-0002m6-NJ for lojban-in@lojban.org; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:57:53 -0700 Received: from [66.218.66.158] by n31.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 27 Sep 2004 22:54:42 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: groups-email X-Sender: lojbab@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 10469 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2004 22:54:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m18.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 27 Sep 2004 22:54:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lakermmtao10.cox.net) (68.230.240.29) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Sep 2004 22:54:40 -0000 Received: from bob.lojban.org ([68.228.12.146]) by lakermmtao10.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.04 201-2131-111-106-20040729) with ESMTP id <20040927225437.CHHX26391.lakermmtao10.cox.net@bob.lojban.org> for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:54:37 -0400 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20040927184541.03365250@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: lojbab@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 To: lojban@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 68.230.240.29 From: Bob LeChevalier X-Yahoo-Profile: lojbab 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, 27 Sep 2004 18:48:20 -0400 Subject: [lojban] Re: simple question Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 8683 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lojbab@lojban.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Content-Length: 1291 Lines: 42 At 05:50 PM 9/27/04 -0400, you wrote: >I want to (know how to) say, for example, "I want to read a book". > >Does "mi cukta tcidu djica" mean that? It could, but it could mean other things (I want a book-reader; I am a book-readerish wanter (of something else)) >Is something like "mi djica le nu mi tcidu lo cukta" more usual? Yes. That is how I would say it. lojbab -- lojbab lojbab@lojban.org Bob LeChevalier, Founder, The Logical Language Group (Opinions are my own; I do not speak for the organization.) Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org ------------------------ 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/