Received: from mail-wy0-f189.google.com ([74.125.82.189]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QCpGH-0007Bh-8A; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:27 -0700 Received: by wya21 with SMTP id 21sf2241911wya.16 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version :in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post :list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type; bh=1ezYDNF942eGLuT9CW6G4+NT722kalPZPGTXxZTwAbI=; b=DP6bzg5U6/++pprresSf8FVQJJp3+pO712maFmjzD9w3S8X0UdrcTprfo7kcgyRBuN 2Sbrj7zmFjiVjHChldRr95sGDtw9H7/aV0oaapJxrZNcjvruLiDVfWJrDzeBknQGfUVy Q6fNgkB67y/abphpvDBnqn4KHK0IOLL3+ZWH4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; b=TvEUMboQdP3h0sHHDt87dG2ZTuh3h9Eb8rFHGqUW+iwCkunm3WXbrv+LMhmBocPvb5 Z/8Ss8i5D7rXll+YFMrd8lL6pDe6ZncMOHrCWkJ623XrN/T6dDzrPQZDzEyrI/hkRVhW t0AWE1I6b1LMjW/LwbbtNnMZOnd+rQRR59x5Y= Received: by 10.216.143.88 with SMTP id k66mr486978wej.8.1303374545884; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:05 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.227.9.96 with SMTP id k32ls1219663wbk.2.gmail; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.217.5.6 with SMTP id v6mr116596wes.9.1303374544596; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.217.5.6 with SMTP id v6mr116595wes.9.1303374544569; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-wy0-f170.google.com (mail-wy0-f170.google.com [74.125.82.170]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p5si228450weq.15.2011.04.21.01.29.04 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:04 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of lytlesw@gmail.com designates 74.125.82.170 as permitted sender) client-ip=74.125.82.170; Received: by wyb34 with SMTP id 34so1346909wyb.29 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.145.222 with SMTP id p72mr1755558wej.26.1303374543933; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:29:03 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.10.83 with HTTP; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:28:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <7e5bdd6d-4bb8-415e-b50f-6a0d3e5454b4@e8g2000vbz.googlegroups.com> From: MorphemeAddict Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:28:32 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] Why is CAhA a tense/modal? To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: lytlesw@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of lytlesw@gmail.com designates 74.125.82.170 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=lytlesw@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@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: X-Google-Group-Id: 300742228892 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d9a318b3538104a1698899 Content-Length: 7946 --0016e6d9a318b3538104a1698899 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The canonical definitions are and always have been the English definitions. To check whether a Lojban definition is right, it's checked against the English. stevo On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:14 AM, Jonathan Jones wrote: > Ideally, /every/ Lojban word should be defined in Lojban. And whenever a > word /is/, that most certainly /is/ the canonical definition. > > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Luke Bergen wrote: > >> what could be more canonical for the definition of a word than the >> lojbanic definition in jbovlaste? >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:34 AM, Thomas Jack wrote: >> >>> > According to how this CAhA is actually defined, {ro datka ka'e >>> > flulimna} means {lo nu ro datka cu flulimna cu cumki}, which I'm not >>> > sure would be true if there already is an actuality where some ducks >>> > can't swim. >>> >>> Ah, do you take the Lojban<->Lojban definition ({fi'o se cumki}) at >>> jbovlaste to be canonical? >>> >>> Unfortunately I don't think this is a safe strategy in general, >>> whether or not xorxes is right about {ka'e}. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Lojban Beginners" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban-beginners?hl=en. >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Lojban Beginners" group. >> To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban-beginners?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > mu'o mi'e .aionys. > > .i.a'o.e'e ko cmima le bende pe lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu > do zo'o > (Come to the Dot Side! 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The canonical definitions are and always have been the English definit= ions. To check whether a Lojban definition is right, it's checked again= st the English.
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stevo

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:14 AM, Jonathan Jones = <eyeonus@gmail.co= m> wrote:
Ideally, /every/ Lojban word sho= uld be defined in Lojban. And whenever a word /is/, that most certainly /is= / the canonical definition.=20


On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
what could be more canonical for= the definition of a word than the lojbanic definition in jbovlaste?=20


On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:34 AM, Thomas Jack <thomasjack@gmail.com> wrote:
> According to how this CAhA is actually defined, {ro datka ka'= e
> flulimna} means {lo nu ro datka cu flulimna cu cumki}, which I= 9;m not
> sure would be true if there already is an actuality where s= ome ducks
> can't swim.

Ah, do you take the Lojban<->Lojban= definition ({fi'o se cumki}) at
jbovlaste to be canonical?

U= nfortunately I don't think this is a safe strategy in general,
whether or not xorxes is right about {ka'e}.

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