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Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] precise tenru
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On Friday, September 26, 2014 12:01:58 PM UTC-4, tsani wrote:
>
> Tanru are simple, and less verbose constructs are typically less precise. 
> Tanru are designed to be inexact in their meaning, and are designed to be 
> highly dependent on context. If you don't like that, then don't use tanru; 
> if you want to be precise, there're a multitude of alternatives.
>
>
It's not a matter of me not liking it. I just want to know if that is the 
intent, in light of the fact that much idiom is the consequent.

Actually, that reminds me. I think people get the wrong idea about my 
questions sometimes. Please don't misconstrue my questions for 
disgruntlement. I am simply trying to understand the "why" of things. That 
includes asking about possible alternate approaches --sometimes asking "why 
not" gives much more insight than just asking "why".

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Friday, September 26, 2014 12:01:58 PM UTC-4, t=
sani wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left=
: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>Tanru are simple, and less verbose const=
ructs are typically less precise. Tanru are designed to be inexact in their=
 meaning, and are designed to be highly dependent on context. If you don't =
like that, then don't use tanru; if you want to be precise, there're a mult=
itude of alternatives.</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><=
div><br></div><div>It's not a matter of me not liking it. I just want to kn=
ow if that is the intent, in light of the fact that much idiom is the conse=
quent.</div><div><br></div><div>Actually, that reminds me. I think people g=
et the wrong idea about my questions sometimes. Please don't misconstrue my=
 questions for disgruntlement. I am simply trying to understand the "why" o=
f things. That includes asking about possible alternate approaches --someti=
mes asking "why not" gives much more insight than just asking "why".</div><=
div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-l=
eft: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">
</blockquote></div>

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