From lojban-out@lojban.org Mon May 23 14:43:02 2005 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 71964 invoked from network); 23 May 2005 21:43:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m26.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 23 May 2005 21:43:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 May 2005 21:43:01 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DaKgr-0006hS-1X for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Mon, 23 May 2005 14:42:25 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DaKgX-0006gW-Ku; Mon, 23 May 2005 14:42:09 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 23 May 2005 14:42:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DaKgJ-0006gJ-Bz for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 23 May 2005 14:41:51 -0700 Received: from web81301.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.37.76]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DaKgF-0006fz-WC for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 23 May 2005 14:41:51 -0700 Message-ID: <20050523214152.95946.qmail@web81301.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [68.88.37.184] by web81301.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 23 May 2005 14:41:52 PDT Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 14:41:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 6667 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-archive-position: 10010 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:12:0 X-eGroups-From: John E Clifford From: John E Clifford Reply-To: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net Subject: [lojban] Re: railgun X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 24381 When you learn elementary logic, it may be worthwhile. On the other hand, the word is still excessively long for its use class and (as noted) not really about "gun." I'm glad to kn0ow you have found uses for most of the places you gave it, but did you need so much luggage to get those places? (rhetorical question with the obvious naswer "No"). --- Robin Lee Powell wrote: > On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 02:31:17PM -0700, John > E Clifford wrote: > > Relevance? The issue is about ugly, > excessively long (and > > inaccurate for all that) words, not about > what places you give > > them and then use. > > *sigh* > > Whatever. When you've used the language > substantially, come back > and then we can have this discussion again. > > -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/ > > > >