Received: from mail-qy0-f189.google.com ([209.85.216.189]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Qbr9j-0006YD-L7; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:34:01 -0700 Received: by qyk31 with SMTP id 31sf1214921qyk.16 for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:33:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; 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 :content-transfer-encoding; bh=k9WOdqz1R9VJrxYuMKihRLG8Al/5d/UcCWPvnQE0jlo=; b=4KMa9RQ+uI3/k+niZbI8DNAWXM5qj9Lja7Bvl7SStJPnU+0oSc4fT/GdUZYxUHPLdt 5z4i5QTMCVWQ9ZYgSy45rF3fXu0EQNCV4BMHwbPJ2LQsOxj4XH77s6uu0JzqRfD5loBM KXZGeulB9gOm5aNJPFmPi5GBzDE7sk6ZZYJ6Y= Received: by 10.224.32.76 with SMTP id b12mr55341qad.41.1309340029852; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:33:49 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.224.42.129 with SMTP id s1ls675qae.6.gmail; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:33:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.208.202 with SMTP id gd10mr668997qab.16.1309340029002; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:33:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.96.6 with SMTP id f6msqan; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:59:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.181.33 with SMTP id dt1mr210210vdc.9.1309330797910; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:59:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.181.33 with SMTP id dt1mr210209vdc.9.1309330797900; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:59:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-vx0-f172.google.com ([209.85.220.172]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ch6si774587vdb.2.2011.06.28.23.59.57 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:59:57 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of paul.predkiewicz@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.172 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.172; Received: by vxi40 with SMTP id 40so1097570vxi.17 for ; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:59:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.99.83 with SMTP id t19mr143179vcn.204.1309330797100; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:59:57 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.203.13 with HTTP; Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:59:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1665dd93-53b2-4442-8b6d-ab80aabdcbda@b21g2000yqc.googlegroups.com> From: Paul Predkiewicz Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:59:27 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] {le} and {lo} To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: paul.predkiewicz@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of paul.predkiewicz@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.172 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=paul.predkiewicz@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: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Length: 1709 Is slasi really the material? and not plastic as in sculpture? cuz thats how i thought it was meant.. On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Alex Rozenshteyn wr= ote: >> Current practice is away from using inaccurate descriptions in any >> circumstance. =A0It turns out there's not much reason to really. =A0Once >> upon a time we were thinking maybe if you wanted to refer to a little >> plastic bear, you might want to call it {cribe}, bear. =A0But why? =A0Yo= u >> can just as easily refer to it as a {slasi}, plastic, and avoid all >> controversy and confusion. > > Because in my bedroom, I have a plastic fan, a plastic box, a plastic bot= tle > in addition to a plastic bear, but if the plastic bear is not the only be= ar > in my room, please tell me so that I can run. > > Although, in choosing to refer to it as either a {slasi cribe} or a {crib= e > slasi}, I'd prescribe the latter > > > -- > =A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Alex R > > -- > 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=3Den. > --=20 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=3Den.