[lojban-beginners] Re: mi tadni la lojban, and another question

[Bruce Webber <bruce@brucewebber.com>]

G Dyke wrote:
> Sorry for the confusion I caused. I just felt like writing some lojban 
> at the time, but couldn't remember how to say "sound". I also didn't 
> phrase the whole thing too well. I was actually remarking that both 
> {brus} and {bris} bear little ressemblence to the English pronunciation 
> of the name.
>
> In fact, your translation of what I said is better than my intended 
> meaning :-|
>
> mu'o mi'e greg

Thanks, Greg. Your reply encouraged me to learn more lojban, and 
encouraged some interesting discussion. I will stick with "brus.", since 
this is the closest to my name. I realize that it will sound a little 
different, because in lojban the vowel sounds are pure (unlike American 
English, in which the vowels tend to "slide" in various ways).

Here's another name-related question for the group. In lojban, how are 
first and last names handled? My first name would be "brus.", and my 
full name would be "brus.uebr." Can I use either one, depending on the 
context?

Thanks,

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