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Re: [lojban-beginners] "Picky"

{tecyju'i} is glossed as "particular"
{tcila cuxna} also seems reasonable, ba'e however

neither of these capture an important connotation in English, that the picky person is unnecessarily discriminating in his/her choices, possibly to detriment.

Maybe {dustecycu'a} or something else with {dukse}?


On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM, MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.com> wrote:
My choices for paraphrase include "eclectic". Online I found:
 
 Synonyms: fastidious, fussy, persnickety, choosy, hard to please, finicky, particular, exacting.
Have any of these been translated and used?
 
stevo
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 1:52 PM, .arpis. <rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com> wrote:
He's picky about suits and ties.

{ko'a broda lo litcerka .e lo nebysrijge}

But what does "picky" mean here?  "choosy" and "opinionated" seem like relevant synonyms, but neither has been translated.  "discriminating in his choices of", maybe?

.e'o se'anai

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