[lojban-beginners] Re: podcast (was Newbie Intro)

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

On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 11:52:42AM -0400, Matt Arnold wrote:
> I'd like to say "hello, and welcome to the first lojbanic
> broadcast of the first lojbanic broadcaster." Is it correct to say
> {coi fi'i 

"Hello [unspecified], welcome [unspecified]", which is fine.

> .i le ni pamoi cu jbocradi le ni pamoi}?

That depends what "jbocradi" means.  Assuming it's just "cradi" with
the adjective "Lojbanic", that sentence means "The quantity of
first-ness is a radio broadcaster of the quantity of first-ness",
which may not be what you want.  :-)

{.i le pa moi cu jbocradi le pa moi} works, though, as "The first
Lojbanic radio broadcaster of the first Lojbanic radio broadcast",
but it's a bare statement.  I'd move the "fi'i" into that sentence
(but make sure to make it "fi'i do" or the fi'i will eat the next
sumti).

-Robin

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