[lojban-beginners] Re: zo .o'o

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Dec 24, 2007 4:00 AM,  <mungojelly@ixkey.info> wrote:
> OK here's a question about ".o'o": If you say ".o'onai" what it means
> is that you're frustrated by something that someone is doing, you want
> them to stop, it's getting you angry.  ".o'o" on the other hand means
> that you are showing "indulgence" or "leniency" to what the person is
> doing.  Does ".o'o" imply that the action is negative-- it's still not
> really something good or something that you like, but you are feeling
> patient about it?

That's how I understand it, yes. {o'o} shows acceptance of something
undesirable, unwelcome, unsatisfactory, etc.

> Or is that more ".o'ocu'i"'s job,

I see {o'o cu'i} as a neutral reaction, so not getting exasperated but not
being especially "positive" about it either.

> and ".o'o" can
> mean something that you actually enjoy & want to encourage someone to
> continue?

I think that would rather be {oinai} or {i'e}.

mu'o mi'e xorxes