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Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:33:21 -0500
From: Danny <feedmecereal@gmail.com>
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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: Introduction
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On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Aaron Toponce <aaron.toponce@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just joined the mailing list, so I thought I would introduce myself to
> the rest of the Lojban gurus.  I know 0% of Lojban currently, but plan
> on spending a great deal of spare time learning.
>
> My name is Aaron Toponce, and I'm a major geek.  As such, math,
> computing (Linux particularly), logic and puzzles fascinate me.  I first
> heard about Lojban in ##dvorak on Freenode (yes, I'm a Dvorak typist)
> when chatting with linguist.  I have a coworker who speaks Lojban, so
> the challenge of holding a conversation with him proves interesting.
>
> I'm currently hanging out in #lojban on Freenode, and I'm looking for
> any resources that a beginner can turn to to pick up the language
> quickly.  I am familiar with http://lojban.org, and the resources there,
> but I'm curious if anyone has any good study tips for rapid learning.
>
> At any event, I look forward to learning the language, and helping
> others pick it up as well.
>
> Thanks,
> --
>                       _
> Aaron Toponce         ( )  ASCII Ribbon Campaign
> www.aarontoponce.org   X   www.asciiribbon.org
>                      / \
>
>

It's really cool that you have someone that you know that speaks the
Lojban. I'm sure that will provide you with a lot more motivation to
learn the language.