[lojban-beginners] Re: Please review #003

["Turniansky, Michael" <MICHAEL.A.TURNIANSKY@saic.com>]

BTW, if you want to try your hand at translating sentences from English
to lojban which are peer-reviewed (like what you are currently doing
(although you don't get to pick the sentences)), you might try jboselkei
at chain.lojban.org/jsk   The difficulty of sentences is graded, so ou
don't have to translate things you don't want to try, and the entire
system works on a type of feedback so that the more experienced a
lojbanist is, the more his critiques count in determining how proficient
you are.

              --gejyspa
(and thanks for your comments about my attempting to explain le/lo.  I
try :-)


-----Original Message-----
From: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org
[mailto:lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org] On Behalf Of ANDREW
PIEKARSKI
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 12:32 PM
To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org
Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: Please review #003

Actually, I hate exposing my ignorance - but how else can I learn?

The reason I used {loka ce'u} was to find out if I can use it correctly
(just practice!) - however, I admit it didn't occur to me to use a
simple tanru.  Thanks.

mi'e .andrus.

----- Original Message ----
From: Cortesi <dcortesi@mindspring.com>
To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:27:59 PM
Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: Please review #003


On Apr 22, 2007, at 6:21 AM, ANDREW PIEKARSKI wrote:

> "Your thoughts are extremely complex.  You are very beautiful,  
> however, I prefer your mind."
>  .i le do se pensi traji loka ce'u pluja .i do mutce melbi ku'i mi  
> nelcu'a le do menli

(1) I admire your willingness to try things in public. Thank you.

(2) I don't see any need for (nor get sense of) {loka ce'u} -- why  
not simply

    .i le do se pensi cu traji pluja .i...

which exactly matches the English.  (Or, use {mutce} in both clauses,  
for poetic parallelism?)

Dave Cortesi