From lojban-out@lojban.org Tue May 24 13:47:29 2005 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 54530 invoked from network); 24 May 2005 20:47:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m27.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 24 May 2005 20:47:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 24 May 2005 20:47:28 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DagIV-0005HW-23 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Tue, 24 May 2005 13:46:43 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DagIB-0005H0-Eq; Tue, 24 May 2005 13:46:26 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 24 May 2005 13:46:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DagHy-0005Gj-JQ for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 24 May 2005 13:46:10 -0700 Received: from rlpowell by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DagHy-0005Gb-B0 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 24 May 2005 13:46:10 -0700 Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 13:46:10 -0700 Message-ID: <20050524204610.GS2534@chain.digitalkingdom.org> Mail-Followup-To: lojban-list@lojban.org References: <20050524202952.70535.qmail@web81310.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050524202952.70535.qmail@web81310.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-archive-position: 10036 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -5.3 (-----) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:12:0 X-eGroups-From: Robin Lee Powell From: Robin Lee Powell Reply-To: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Subject: [lojban] Re: railgun X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 24407 On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 01:29:52PM -0700, John E Clifford wrote: > --- Robin Lee Powell > wrote: > > However, what you just said does *not* distinguish "guns that > > fire metal bullets" from BB guns or air guns or paint guns, and > > hence is utterly useless for my needs. > > But these are all guns. If you were aiming at something else, say > so (NOT after the fact). > > > Lojban allows having more than one word depending on one's > > needs, you know. > > Yes, but your needs did not enter into the discussion. Your word > is still not too great for your needs. I said at the very beginning of this thread that this word was invented for my LNC story. Hence, fitting my needs. -Robin -- http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** http://www.lojban.org/ Reason #237 To Learn Lojban: "Homonyms: Their Grate!" Proud Supporter of the Singularity Institute - http://singinst.org/