[lojban-beginners] Re: Moon River

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

On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 04:51:36PM -0500, Matt Arnold wrote:
> >I would first ask what is wrong with you that you're talking to a
> >river.
> 
> It is a dramatic device. 

Yes, yes, of course.  But such dramatic devices do not have long
history in Lojban, so I thought you should be prepared for some
possible confusion.

> .i mi ba kruca do sekai selsinma
> I will intersect/cross/traverse you with property: being esteemed.
> or 
> .i mi ba kruca do sekai darsi
> I will intersect/cross/traverse you with property: audacity/chutzpah.
> 
> ...this returns an error in jbofi'e and I can't figure out why.
> Can you help?

Two selbri.  You need a "lo ka" or something after "se kai".

-Robin

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