[lojban-beginners] {mi'e tim}

[m.kornig@sondal.net]

I understand this means "Tim speaking".

So in my mind this would be useful if
you answer the phone or start a chat,
i.e. AT THE BEGINNING of a conversion
with a person who can't see you. Right?

If the person can see you (or recognize
you by other means) you would juch say
{coi} to start a conversation, I think.
Or maybe {coi djein} if you address
yourself to your friend Jane, for example.

If all this is correct, I wonder why many
Lojbanists sign their emails with {mi'e tim},
where {tim} is only an example for the name
of the person.

Wouldn't it be more sensible to START one's
email with {mi'e tim}?

Martin