[lojban-beginners]

[Scott Weller <ScottW@datair.com>]

J. Scott Jewell said:

>Heh!  Right.  I was spelling it the way I occasionally spell it in English,
>and had thrown Lojban pronunciation out the window entirely.  Just wasn't
>thinking.  Thanks for pointing it out, though!
>
> - "skat"
>
>On 7/18/05, Matt Arnold <mattarn@123.net> wrote:
>
>    Scott,
>    Just an FYI, {skat} makes the same sound as Scott, and {skot} sounds
>like "Scoet" since o has the hard o sound from "bowling."
>    -Matt


I am also "Scott" and I have not yet come down off the fence on {skot} v.
{skat}.

The first has appearance and meaning (cf. {skoto}) on its side.  The second
has the advantage of being the more natural pronunciation.  As I say, I'm
still not sure which works better for me.

Come to think of it, do any old-timers know why the cultual gismu is {skoto}
instead of {skato}?  I thought pronunciation took precedence over spelling
in such matters.  I don't think {skato} conflicts with any other gismu (but
I could easily be wrong there).  Or perhaps the Scottish pronunciation of
"Scot" is closer to {skot} than {skat}.

Scott Weller