[lojban-beginners] Re: Fwd: the gismu typos

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 5/31/2008 04:22:12 AM Central Daylight Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


> > I don't understand, why would you want to change these? are they
> > wrong? i'm confused.
>
> If I remember right, there were some typos/errors made when the gismu  
> were being created.  So, for example I think {gismu} was meant to be  
> {gicmu}.  The change would be an attempt to "go back" to what the  
> gismu-making algorithm originally made.

The words are what they are.  There would be no point to changing, for whatever reason, and much confusion would result.  
Their argument structures (is there a better word for this?) is another matter.

stevo