[lojban-beginners] Re: How 'natural' a language?

[sunnan@handgranat.org]

> .i ko malgletu lo xasli doi toldrani tolmencre

Interesting. Tell me more about these fascinating practices.
Is pe'a optional? Maybe I overuse pe'a, I don't know. I usually think I
don't use it enough.

When I first told my friends about lojban, several asked about the swear
words.

Them: "The swear words, are they sexual in nature?"
Me: "No. They're not related to the human body nor to any jegvo[*] concept."
Them: "Hurray!"

That's part of the good things[**] that I've felt sapir-whorf and careful
lojban use has brought - less connecting sexuality and the human body with
anger and shame.

mi'e snan
* We didn't speak in English and I don't remember the exact dialog. I
certainly didn't use the word "jegvo". But this was the gist of it.
** The bad part has been an annoying literal-mindedness.