Received: from mail-wy0-f189.google.com ([74.125.82.189]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1OATxi-0005MG-J0; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:59 -0700 Received: by wyb36 with SMTP id 36sf651164wyb.16 for ; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:x-beenthere:received:received:received :received:received-spf:received:mime-version:received:received :in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-authentication-results:x-original-sender:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=FtmIOzYVvWmbVo22YBC+igBs53lohRa7P3LPEmq+MoU=; b=BK14QrFD88BUYTr60KXJo16Qsh8PL0kAMY0/IzghiOxVj3QhO6uuUumieoSzgR8hkL 7qt+PRrf8EjQDeEvihdbMfCP2c2IprTiQ0kVWj7xe0UjYIIuJ1JAjvY5B2tME0H9QIzE SOvegnuDSbJ6v+5IntsSn84LqVIx48gTmrq+8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-authentication-results :x-original-sender:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list:list-id :list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe :list-unsubscribe:content-type; b=63jauyzhtO7jCgPPh9LHU2CYP+uerP92oko9V3XJYCBITfAjvYH9k27U8a5ZfQc6xG NfmQ/7bHshB9rEW+a2TuxntNzQptlEFwMGXgkkU/uvydwB0Mj1EAzrN1JBx1NXb4Xa2I nfqhLcVqigFnagXhjSyhkgJoc773FkheXxNIw= Received: by 10.223.64.206 with SMTP id f14mr73529fai.24.1273263345790; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:45 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.216.216.160 with SMTP id g32ls3198642wep.2.p; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.186.72 with SMTP id v50mr33618wem.4.1273263344383; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.186.72 with SMTP id v50mr33617wem.4.1273263344315; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-wy0-f173.google.com (mail-wy0-f173.google.com [74.125.82.173]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTP id g1si3004204wbg.2.2010.05.07.13.15.43; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:43 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 74.125.82.173 as permitted sender) client-ip=74.125.82.173; Received: by wyf28 with SMTP id 28so153047wyf.4 for ; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:43 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.87.18 with SMTP id x18mr390945wee.85.1273263343151; Fri, 07 May 2010 13:15:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.51.7 with HTTP; Fri, 7 May 2010 13:15:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <2035EAA2-54C5-4259-BC7C-497A1CA2A4F5@mac.com> <201005062111.16127.phma@phma.optus.nu> Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 14:15:43 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] Proposed change to smart.fm items From: Jonathan Jones To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 74.125.82.173 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=eyeonus@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com X-Original-Sender: eyeonus@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com; contact lojban-beginners+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6db2999462941048606b9f3 Content-Length: 7690 --0016e6db2999462941048606b9f3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Luke Bergen wrote: > Ok then, better example. How would you say "I understand why people > steal"? I would guess it would be something like {mi djuno lo du'u makau cu > krinu je rinka lo nu lo prenu cu zerle'a} but god is that clumsy. And it > still feels like it's just flirting with the idea of comprehension and not > actually addressing it. I would've used jimpe instead of djuno, and I wouldn't have used rinka: {mi jimpe fi lodu'u makau krinu lonu lo prenu cu zerle'a} > > > On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:02 PM, tijlan wrote: > >> On 7 May 2010 19:08, Luke Bergen wrote: >> >>> How would you say "john understands english" in lojban, xorxes? (And {la >>> djan se bangu le glibau} says that he uses it, not that he understands >>> it/knows it). >>> >> >> "John understands English" means that something can be communicated to >> John by means of English. And this is what {la djan se bangu le glibau} >> means, is it not? Being capable of understanding a language is being capable >> of using a system of words in interpreting information encoded with that >> system. 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On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Luke Ber= gen <lukeaber= gen@gmail.com> wrote:
Ok then, better example. =A0How would you say "I understand why people= steal"? =A0I would guess it would be something like {mi djuno lo du&#= 39;u makau cu krinu je rinka lo nu lo prenu cu zerle'a} but god is that= clumsy. =A0And it still feels like it's just flirting with the idea of= comprehension and not actually addressing it.

I would've used jimpe instead of djuno, and I wouldn't hav= e used rinka: {mi jimpe fi lodu'u makau krinu lonu lo prenu cu zerle= 9;a}


On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:02 PM, tijlan <j= botijlan@gmail.com> wrote:
On 7 May 2010 19:08, Luke Bergen <luk= eabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
How would you say "john understands english" in lojban, xorx= es? =A0(And {la djan se bangu le glibau} says that he uses it, not that he = understands it/knows it).

"John u= nderstands English" means that something can be communicated to John b= y means of English. And this is what {la djan se bangu le glibau} means, is= it not? Being capable of understanding a language is being capable of usin= g a system of words in interpreting information encoded with that system. I= f by "use" you mean an actual application of the ability, that= 9;s something to be made explicit with {ca}, {ca'a}, etc.

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