Received: from mail-qw0-f61.google.com ([209.85.216.61]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Qbr9j-0006YE-UC; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:34:01 -0700 Received: by qwh5 with SMTP id 5sf1232597qwh.16 for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:33:54 -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=4ZRu1UdEDji7TpuOZMuEXtu+5u09UCtmA1BNKweHUKU=; b=n6qPQyfaTJ4q7HHmX7mjHbSYvYuprN1y2h+9s7gkiYgZEUGu3cnXs2ZjOMBE3wesO0 g4EEZnJdlTToasgw3/kbviOyxKTrww78X/PPCPxXso9QcSrna+NGp9Fg8k31ct3PMnNZ tg4M5jNasvvB8GKpDWD38zSW+yeSfHM4pGcS4= Received: by 10.229.26.197 with SMTP id f5mr51957qcc.36.1309340030176; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:33:50 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.224.181.131 with SMTP id by3ls260538qab.3.gmail; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:33:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.186.80 with SMTP id cr16mr52737qab.11.1309340029750; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:33:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.184.14 with SMTP id ci14msqab; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:04:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.69.208 with SMTP id a16mr559400qaj.13.1309331065742; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:04:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.69.208 with SMTP id a16mr559399qaj.13.1309331065729; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:04:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com (mail-vw0-f41.google.com [209.85.212.41]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id k34si860214qcj.3.2011.06.29.00.04.24 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:04:24 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of paul.predkiewicz@gmail.com designates 209.85.212.41 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.212.41; Received: by vws4 with SMTP id 4so878744vws.0 for ; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:04:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.39.2 with SMTP id d2mr141340vce.274.1309331064148; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:04:24 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.203.13 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:03:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1665dd93-53b2-4442-8b6d-ab80aabdcbda@b21g2000yqc.googlegroups.com> From: Paul Predkiewicz Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:03:54 +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 209.85.212.41 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: 2101 oh, sorry, in german the word plastik refers to both the material as well as beeing another word for sculpture. only differing in the gender of the word, sculpture beeing female and the material beeing neutral. in my ignorance i thought it was the same in english. On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Paul Predkiewicz wrote: > 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 = wrote: >>> Current practice is away from using inaccurate descriptions in any >>> circumstance. =A0It turns out there's not much reason to really. =A0Onc= e >>> 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? =A0Y= ou >>> 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 bo= ttle >> in addition to a plastic bear, but if the plastic bear is not the only b= ear >> 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 {cri= be >> slasi}, I'd prescribe the latter >> >> >> -- >> =A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Alex R >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group= s >> "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. 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