Re: [lojban-beginners] stonei

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Álvaro Vallejo <avallejor@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I can't grab the meaning of "stonei". I can split this lujvo into
> sto=>stodi=constant + nei=>nelci=fond, but I can not make a meaning of it in
> this context:
>
> lu .i lu mabla nu farvi li'u se cusku le ralju noi tolci'o stonei gi'e zanru
> lo nu xadni tsali li'u
>
> Which is translated as "Damn progress!" said the chief, who was an old
> physical-force tory.
> (The scientific ape)

In British politics a tory is a conservative and "stonei" -> "nelci lo
nu stodi" is meant to translate that.

mu'o mié xorxes

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