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I'm not certain we can have a general word for that. For instance,
regarding going from sitting to crawling, ignoring anything besides a
change in orientation, we could use carna, but that really doesn't fit for
anything else.

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Robin Lee Powell <
rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:

>
> The sentiment was "Yay! You changed position from sitting to
> crawling!  Well done!", and I just got completely stuck; how do we
> talk about the difference between a person sitting and a person
> crawling?  Or the difference between a convertible with the top up
> or the top down?  Or the options for a Transformer toy?
>
> That is: changes in the position of the parts of an object that
> change nothing intrinsic about it?  I've run into this a bunch of
> time when wanting to talk about them thrashing around and stuff, but
> I've cheated and used sutff like "desk" and "dansu", but that's not
> going to cut the mustard here.
>
> Help?
>
> -Robin
>
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> .i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go'i li'u .e
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I&#39;m not certain we can have a general word for that. For instance, rega=
rding going from sitting to crawling, ignoring anything besides a change in=
 orientation, we could use carna, but that really doesn&#39;t fit for anyth=
ing else.<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Robin Lee P=
owell <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org" =
target=3D"_blank">rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #c=
cc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
The sentiment was &quot;Yay! You changed position from sitting to<br>
crawling! =A0Well done!&quot;, and I just got completely stuck; how do we<b=
r>
talk about the difference between a person sitting and a person<br>
crawling? =A0Or the difference between a convertible with the top up<br>
or the top down? =A0Or the options for a Transformer toy?<br>
<br>
That is: changes in the position of the parts of an object that<br>
change nothing intrinsic about it? =A0I&#39;ve run into this a bunch of<br>
time when wanting to talk about them thrashing around and stuff, but<br>
I&#39;ve cheated and used sutff like &quot;desk&quot; and &quot;dansu&quot;=
, but that&#39;s not<br>
going to cut the mustard here.<br>
<br>
Help?<br>
<br>
-Robin<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
<a href=3D"http://singinst.org/" target=3D"_blank">http://singinst.org/</a>=
 : =A0Our last, best hope for a fantastic future.<br>
.i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go&#39;i li&#39;u =
.e<br>
lu go&#39;i li&#39;u .i ji&#39;a go&#39;i lu na&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e =
lu go&#39;i na&#39;i li&#39;u .e<br>
lu no&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e lu to&#39;e go&#39;i li&#39;u .e lu lo mam=
ta be do cu sofybakni li&#39;u<br>
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</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>mu&#39;o =
mi&#39;e .aionys.<br><br>.i.e&#39;ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi=
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