From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Wed Nov 08 21:56:05 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:56:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Gi2t8-0004ik-No for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:55:46 -0800 Received: from f76.mail.ru ([194.67.57.176]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Gi2t5-0004iY-0I for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:55:46 -0800 Received: from mail by f76.mail.ru with local id 1Gi2t2-0003wv-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:55:40 +0300 Received: from [212.17.0.61] by win.mail.ru with HTTP; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:55:40 +0300 From: Yanis Batura To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: "la" in names Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: mPOP Web-Mail 2.19 X-Originating-IP: unknown via proxy [212.17.0.61] Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:55:40 +0300 In-Reply-To: =?windows-1251?Q?<20061109054306.GJ23121=40chain.digitalkingdom.org>?= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) X-archive-position: 12975 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: ybatura@mail.ru Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list > A language with strict rules that cannot be followed is broken: > either it's a language without strict rules at that point (since > people aren't following them) or it's a language with unfollowable > rules. Either case is broken. There is the third case: the rules are followable, but they require some training. Since no one did it, no one can follow them. Damn, there is no fluent Lojban speaker in the world, and believe me, that is not because of that puny {la} prohibition rule. It looks that I begin repeating. I will stop arguing with you, because I don't think any side will persuade the other, since the argument are based on belief or lack of evidence. mi'e .ianis 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.