Re: [bpfk] Re: O HAI I FIXT UR LODGEBANZ

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Robert LeChevalier <lojbab@lojban.org> wrote:
> Jorge Llambías wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Lindar <lindarthebard@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> (1) jei = du'u xu kau
>>>
>>> Makes sense. Is there any practical advantage to jei bridi vs. du'u xu
>>> kau bridi?
>>
>> Only if you are in such a hurry that spending the time to say those
>> two additional syllables causes you to be late for something.

Correction: three additional syllables.

> In other words, only if you wish to ignore Zipf's Law %^)

If you want short words for frequent combinations, I suspect that
"la'e di'u" would have a much stronger claim on "jei" than "du'u xu
kau". Even making "jei" one syllable and "du'u" two syllables goes
against frequency of use.

And one thing you can do with "du'u xu kau" which you cannot do with
"jei" is put the focus on any element of the bridi, just as you can do
for questions with "xu".

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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