[lojban-beginners] Re: Mr. Data

[Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:33:29 -0500, Matt Arnold <mattarn@123.net> wrote:
> If I wish to refer to Mr. Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation, would I
> be able to say {la datni} since {datni} is Lojban for data, or would I have to
> say {la deitas.}? Or is this purely a matter of style and preference?

If I wanted to refer to the man Israelis call Binyamin Netanyahu,
would I be able to say "Mr. Son-of-the-right-hand God-has-given",
since that is the translation of those words, or would I have to say
"Mr. Benjamin Netanyaho"? Or is this purely a matter of style and
preference?

I think you'll find that the answers are similar. Names are names.
Sometimes it makes sense to translate them; often, it doesn't.

IMO.

mu'o mi'e .filip.
-- 
Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>
P.S. Kudos to Mark Rosenfelder for the example.