On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:35 AM,= Michael Eaton <michael.eaton@blackpool.gov.uk> wrote:

Regardless of whether of not the use of gis= mu space is allowed, I don't really see any truly compelling reason why= it shouldn't. The ability to accurately and clearly define a specific = day of the week is a not entirely inconsequential function of language, and= , regardless of who you are, it IS a part of your everyday communication. T= he difference between being able to say 'tuesday', as opposed to ha= ving to say 'the day two days after the next day', is not one to be= overlooked.

As far as the existing standards for naming / numbering days go, the 'n= umeric' standard, as rightly pointed out, can cause some syntax issues,= though these are slight and not amazingly difficult to work around, while = the 'conceptual' standard is rather un-lojban in approach, being fa= r less intuitive than a numbered system.

As for alternatives proposed in this very thread, would you really rather u= se, for instance, a fairly wieldy lujvo for so simple a concept as days of = the week?

I'm not saying that days of the week SHOULD take up gismu space, nor am= I saying that they will, I'm merely pointing out that the alternatives= come with their own problems, and the use of gismu space would hardly be t= he travesty it is being made out to be.

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[mailto:lojban-beginne= rs@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of Lindar
Sent: 06 October 2010 09:30
To: Lojban Beginners
Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: A suggestion for the Lojban names of
weekdays and months.

Either way, the point still stands. xorxes' proposal is likely to
continue to be ignored. Your proposal to take up eight places in gismu
space for days of the week will be shot down. Unless you can format
your argument entirely in very understandable Lojban, you're not going<= br> to get even one word into gismu space. It's just not going to happen.
So, you can either go with my suggestion, use the current standard, or
go with something like what selkik has proposed in another thread.
That's pretty much what you're down to.

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