RE: [jboske] Hello over there

["Jorge Llambias" <jjllambias@hotmail.com>]

la and cusku di'e

> Nick:
> > Lots of confusion to be had in this stuff. One thing we're entitled to
> > feel smug about, though. Just as the Chinese were stumped by "White
> > Horse Not Horse", Montague was stumped by "The temperature rises. The
> > temperature rises. Therefore, ninety rises?" Think of how that is said
> > in Lojban. Lojban can't fall for that. And you'll see why equative 'is'
> > really is bad for you
>
> I'm not so sure that ordinary nonxorxesian Lojban can always escape
> the trap. How do you say "the number of people in this room is
> doubling every hour"?

I think I'd say something like:

le vi kumfa cu relze'a le ka xokau prenu ce'u nenri kei
paroi ro cacra
This room doubles in how many people are in it once every hour.

I'm not sure whether {relze'a} is best for "doubles".

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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