From lojban-out@lojban.org Mon Nov 13 05:31:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 7722 invoked from network); 13 Nov 2006 13:26:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.166) by m27.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 13 Nov 2006 13:26:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta5.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 Nov 2006 13:26:33 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GjbF8-0003WC-Rh for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:48:55 -0800 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GjbED-0003V2-Q9; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:48:05 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:47:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GjbDd-0003Uf-GR for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:47:21 -0800 Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GjbDU-0003UV-Qk for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:47:20 -0800 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id d.c40.816a69d (57317) for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:47:08 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:47:08 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_c40.816a69d.3289c34c_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 for Windows XP sub 11501 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) X-archive-position: 13086 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com From: lojban-out@lojban.org Reply-To: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Subject: [lojban] "la" rule X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=qPZ1KGh6V0pHf9Rih1mtOY3Pv1-nUsDvlsCbSGPU0YUVNpK7BQ X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 27518 --part1_c40.816a69d.3289c34c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here's another reason the "la" rule is bad. As I understand it, ordinary gismu and lujvo can be used as names after "la". There are 23 gismu beginning with "la-", 16 rafsi beginning with "la"+consonant, 5 rafsi with "la'V" and 2 rafsi "laV". This means there are a lot of actual and potential words which act differently from any other native Lojban words, namely by becoming illegal when used as a cmene. For this reason alone the "la" rule should be replaced. stevo --part1_c40.816a69d.3289c34c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here's another reason the "la" rule is bad= .
As I understand it, ordinary gismu and lujvo can be used as names after= "la".  There are 23 gismu beginning with "la-", 16 rafsi beginning wi= th "la"+consonant, 5 rafsi with "la'V" and 2 rafsi "laV".  This means = there are a lot of actual and potential words which act differently from an= y other native Lojban words, namely by becoming illegal when used as a cmen= e.  For this reason alone the "la" rule should be replaced.

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