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[jbovlaste] Re: crab
- To: jbovlaste@lojban.org
- Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: crab
- From: Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:01:17 -0600
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My entire argument regarding Lojban names for things is as follows:
1) Borrowing words from other languages (fu'ivla) is a Bad Thing (http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/Bad-Thing.html) and should only be done when there is NO OTHER WAY. This means ANY language, including Latin.
2) Fluent jbopre are expected to be able to understand any gismu, cmavo, lujvo, etc. that they see without the need to consult a dictionary.
3) Specifically regarding creatures: Nearly every creature with a name has a *descriptive* common name, and all Linnean names of things are descriptive, in the Latin language.
4) As such, I see no reason why a descriptive cmene should not be preferable to a borrowed foreign cmene in *every* case.
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