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[jbovlaste] Re: eyeglasses vs contact lenses vs etc






----- Original Message ----
> From: Arnt Richard Johansen <arj@nvg.org>
> To: jbovlaste@lojban.org
> Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 8:51:15 AM
> Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: eyeglasses vs contact lenses vs etc
> 
> 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}.

Why is it to late?  Just because {le'otci} is in jbovlaste doesn't mean it's carved in stone.
And I don't see that {le'otci} has been used that much in the past anyway.

totus