Re: [lojban-beginners] Re: A suggestion for the Lojban names of weekdays and months.

[".alyn.post." <alyn.post@lodockikumazvati.org>]

On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 11:02:54AM -0700, Lindar wrote:
> detri
> 
> ^
> |
> |
> |
> 
> Now you can all stop arguing.
> 
> The day we switch to an obviously better calendar like fixed
> international (weeks should start on Monday, that's how they work in
> the corporate world, that's how they should be, and frankly I could
> give two shits about what the religious people think because half of
> them are too loopy to be on board with anything in the first place let
> alone Lojban [plenty of offence meant to people that would be offended
> by this, none to those who wouldn't be]) is also the day we switch to
> dozenal, stop selling cigarettes, forever get rid of the drug problem,
> finally feed Africa, and make marijuana legal everywhere.
> 
> =D
> 
> Stop idealising. Make something that works for the current standard,
> then fuck off with your ideals and show us how to use it.
> 
> So, back to my point, {li pa lo'o detri} is the first day of the week.
> Add {pi} and expand as necessary to week number, month number, year
> number, etc. If you want to lujvo it, pavdetri, pavypizyreldetri, etc.
> 
> Have fun, and you can thank me later.
> 

I believe you add {pi'e}, rather than {pi}, as day, week, and month
is not base-10.

-Alan
-- 
.i ko djuno fi le do sevzi

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