[lojban-beginners] Re: attempt at translation

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 9/18/2009 11:18:16 Eastern Daylight Time, pretoriusjf@gmail.com writes:


> At a bit of a tangent:  I looked up ki'e in jbovlaste, and saw it's defined as:
>
> > vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.
>
> I've seen this sort of thing in many other places (in jbovlaste), and never understand exactly the intended meaning is.  Could someone please clarify for me whether ki'e means "thanks" or "no thanks to you", or if I'm just completely misunderstanding?


This is indeed common in jbovlaste, and it's a flaw I would like to see removed, preferably by simply expanding the entry to indicate which part of the definition is meant and how to obtain the other meanings, i.e., by mentioning "cu'i" and "nai".

stevo