Re: [lojban-beginners] A friggin' proposal.

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 07:17:54PM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote:
> Here it is. It's simple:
> 
> Always begin all jufra with {.i} or {ni'o}. This includes the
> first utterance. This enables one to easily determine whether
> something said is intended as a continuation of the previous
> speaker's jufra or starting a new one.

Oh for crying out loud.

First of all, what the *hell* is this doing in lojban-beginners??
Language proposals *do not belong here*.

> Benefits:
> 
> One person can easily complete another's jufra by merely not beginning with
> {.i}.

That's not a benefit, that's horrifyingly awful.

Secondly, if you continue someone else's sentence, *you're being a
dick*, just like in English.  If you really need to do so, just use
{.i go'i blah blah}.

New speakers are speaking new utterances, because anything else is
confusing and obnoxious.  Period.  And this discussion doesn't
belong here.

-Robin

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