[lojban-beginners] Re: feathered serpent

[Invent Yourself <xod@thestonecutters.net>]

On Fri, 30 May 2003, G Dyke wrote:

> Invent Yourself wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 30 May 2003, Rob Speer wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 12:53:13PM -0500, Adam D. Lopresto wrote:
> >>
> >>>but I'd probably use "selpimlu since" myself.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Meanwhile, I'd use "se pimlu since".
> >>
> >>The only time there's a reason for a "selbroda" style lujvo is if it's a
> >>commonly used concept and it makes the word shorter - for example,
> >>"selbri".
> >
> >I always prefer them. And it's been argued that they are easier to hear.
> >
> but they are lujvo. as such, they should represent some canonical
> meaning which is probably different from se broda

You are technically correct. But in usage, there has never been such a
deviation in meaning between se broda and selbroda.


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