From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Thu Dec 29 13:33:02 2005 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:33:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Es5O8-00027d-DG for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:32:44 -0800 Received: from rlpowell by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Es5O8-00027V-3k for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:32:44 -0800 Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:32:44 -0800 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: New to Lojban and a question Message-ID: <20051229213244.GP4222@chain.digitalkingdom.org> Mail-Followup-To: lojban-list@lojban.org References: <20050326194416.60028.qmail@web60502.mail.yahoo.com> <537d06d005032705071496f143@mail.gmail.com> <20050327180029.GW10094@chain.digitalkingdom.org> <4246F819.6080209@lojban.org> <20050327200806.GX10094@chain.digitalkingdom.org> <925d175605032715014e381357@mail.gmail.com> <20051229073151.GX5289@chain.digitalkingdom.org> <925d17560512291029q7f6a5083t895853d7fa48dfcd@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <925d17560512291029q7f6a5083t895853d7fa48dfcd@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 From: Robin Lee Powell X-archive-position: 10973 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 03:29:51PM -0300, Jorge Llamb?as wrote: > On 12/29/05, Matt Arnold wrote: > > I haven't heard this rant before. Why doesn't steci, or some > > variation thereof, work? > > I don't remember the rant, I've mostly only given it out on IRC. > but maybe what is wanted is: > > x1 is > specific/definite/concrete/focused/precise/clear-cut/distinct in > property/aspect x2 > > as the opposite of: > > x1 is vague/indefinite/unfocused/ambiguous/fuzzy/nebulous/ > unclear/imprecise in property/aspect x2 > > {tolvrici}/{vrici} might work for these. Interesting idea. > ({satci} might also be related, but it has a somewhat odd place > structure.) Yes, I find {satci} quite confusing, but let me try: ko zengau le do pu ve skicu lo ka satci ?? ?? No idea what in the x2 and x3. I guess "lo se djica be mi" and "lo ka tcila" ?? Very odd place structure. -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/ To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.