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[lojban-beginners] Re: I'm... My name's...



Selon m.kornig@sondal.net:

> Selon "Turniansky, Michael \\[UNK\\]" <MICHAEL.A.TURNIANSKY@saic.com>:
>
> >   Periods are _always_ optional to WRITE,
>
> If this is true then maybe you don't need
> periods at all? Then why not cancel the
> peiod from the Lojban alphabet?
>
> This would have the following advantages:
>
> (1) The alphabet would be simpler (and easier
>     to learn).
> (2) Lojban texts in general would become a
>     bit shorter.
> (3) Learners would not be confused about the
>     presence or absence of periods any more.

How would someone who has decided not to use
any periods rewrite {la tim.cults. klama}? Could you
just leave a space between first name and last
name, i.e. {la tim cults klama}?

Martin