[lojban-beginners] Re: "no exception"

[Nalfien Ericsson <dakamar.geo@yahoo.com>]

I think you're misunderstanding the term. From what I
understand of what they're trying to say is that, if
there is a rule in Lojban, there are no exceptions to
that rule.

For example, in English, there is a rule, "i before e,
except after c". That's the kind of exception they're
talking about.

For another example, a computer language is almost
always largely exception-less, (I'll use C, 'cuz I
know it best), a FOR loop must always be written:
for( COUNTER; BREAK POINT; CHANGE) { CODE }
Now, certain aspects may be dropped, but that just
means they're isn't one there, not that it's a
different statement.

Hope that helps.


--Eric Remington (Da wuz-prez, Otaku 2)

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com