[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [jboske] Re: .ua
arosta@uclan.ac.uk wrote:
It strikes me that Lojban is much more talmudic than it is
cabbalistic. (Or are 'cabal' and 'cabbalistic' faux-amis?)
No, "cabal" indeed < "qabbalah", via French. The Talmud, of course,
is a hypertextual representation of an open debate focusing
on a sacred text that went on for centuries. Which seems very
appropriate.
Note the distinct adjectives "Talmudic" (pertaining to the T.)
and "talmudistic" (convoluted, indecipherable, pettifogging),
though m-w.com does not recognize the difference.
--
Not to perambulate || John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
the corridors || http://www.reutershealth.com
during the hours of repose || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
in the boots of ascension. \\ Sign in Austrian ski-resort hotel