[lojban-beginners] Re: apostrophes?

[Matt Arnold <mattarn@123.net>]

Jay,
Have I been pronouncing the apostrophe wrong? I thought it was pronounced "h". Therefore it is.

Michael,
it will make no difference to me. I will choose to understand. If it's easier for you, do what you like. But it also makes no difference to me that it is an apostrophe, which is what I use. I've never heard a justification,  but I don't need one.
-Matt


lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org wrote:
>On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 01:24:40PM +1300, Michael van der Gulik wrote:
>> Why does Lojban use apostrophes instead of "h"'s?
>
>Because ' isn't h.
>
>> It seems much more natural to use "h"'s, as it keeps words together
>> (consider that an apo'stro'phe ins'er'ts sp'ac'es i'n'to wo'rds,
>> breaking them up and making them harder to read as one word).
>
>That apostrophes seem to break up words is a matter of opinion. I
>don't feel that they break words up at all.
>
>> Is it acceptable to use, e.g. "keha" instead of "ke'a"? Or will people 
>> become angry?
>
>You'll find some people who won't mind.
>
>I'll probably just refuse to understand you. Same as if you were to use
>unofficial gismu.
>
>-- 
>Jay Kominek <jkominek@miranda.org>

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