From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Sun Aug 20 04:59:10 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:59:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GElwY-000633-Mu for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:58:21 -0700 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.188]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GElw5-000626-HD for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:58:10 -0700 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id m19so1968169nfc for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:57:47 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=eLTNP+1t4s4FPYvldp7MCH7VODRtMo4OWpdwpyfyLJI9YwSAIvDXAKfpQm2sbtXXVRBvt4wV6DvtVj9KWBjgeXPBWCyKf1cgAZGIHanqd6TNM0XI8WXZ+kE6C7gadbZHzHSR3Sk1+yzhJyBMGogdsD10UxSc4swrFDR5NLU9V8U= Received: by 10.49.8.1 with SMTP id l1mr6402510nfi; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:57:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.23.10 with HTTP; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:57:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <492596e80608200457t4f1e33dau1746b148b90323f9@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:57:47 +0800 From: "Wang Xuerui" To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: [Anecdote #19] Lojbanic Compass In-Reply-To: <1427226709.20060820175939@mail.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_31582_3070321.1156075067739" References: <997079364.20060820150033@mail.ru> <492596e80608200331j94962f8h880b999430ebaaa8@mail.gmail.com> <1427226709.20060820175939@mail.ru> X-Spam-Score: -2.0 (--) X-archive-position: 12511 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: idontknw.wang@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list ------=_Part_31582_3070321.1156075067739 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 2006/8/20, Yanis Batura : > > On 20.08.2006, 17:31, Wang Xuerui wrote: > > > > 2006/8/20, Yanis Batura : > > > > > > Would be better if you use three letters to distinguish the directions. > > > > > > N -- "ber" > > > W -- "sti" > > > S -- "sna" > > > E -- "stu" > > > Does that work? > > > That would be neither culturally neutral, nor politically correct. On the > Lojbanic compass, each side is equal to other, except for the North which is > made distinct (otherwise the Compass would be useless, although ultimately > neutral). zo'onaicai > Explicit is better than implicit. By the way, "and I'll definitely not to let it appear again" - is this wrong > English from your subscription intended? > Corrected. (another one replaced) My English is still only intermediate level (maybe lower), though I'm trying to be better. mi'e .ianis. > > > --------------------- > > Lojban: A Language With *Intelligent* Design > -- Feel free to tell me if there's anything needs improvement. mu'o mi'e .uang. (I don't like {.uan.}, since I'm not ten thousand and my surname isn't Wan) ------=_Part_31582_3070321.1156075067739 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline

2006/8/20, Yanis Batura <ybatura@mail.ru>:

On 20.08.2006, 17:31, Wang Xuerui wrote:


>  2006/8/20, Yanis Batura <ybatura@mail.ru>: 

 


>  Would be better if you use three letters to distinguish the directions.

>   

>  N -- "ber"

>  W -- "sti"

> S -- "sna"

>  E -- "stu"

>  Does that work?


That would be neither culturally neutral, nor politically correct. On the Lojbanic compass, each side is equal to other, except for the North which is made distinct (otherwise the Compass would be useless, although ultimately neutral). zo'onaicai


Explicit is better than implicit.

By the way, "and I'll definitely not to let it appear again" - is this wrong English from your subscription intended?


Corrected. (another one replaced)
My English is still only intermediate level (maybe lower), though I'm trying to be better.

mi'e .ianis.


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Lojban: A Language With *Intelligent* Design




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Feel free to tell me if there's anything needs improvement.

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