[jbovlaste] Re: eyeglasses vs contact lenses vs etc

[Arnt Richard Johansen <arj@nvg.org>]

On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 01:22:12PM +0000, tijlan wrote:
> jbovlaste currently has {le'otci} for "eyeglasses/spectacles". But
> {le'otci} must include also "contact lenses", "hand lenses",
> "telescope lenses", and every other types of tool with a lens as its
> main component.

It's too late for that. {le'otci} already means “eyeglasses”. If you want something that could mean any kind of lens tool, use {lenjo tutci}.

That is the essential difference between tanru and lujvo.

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