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[lojban-beginners] Re: {sutra tavla + ...}

On 26/05/07, Vid Sintef <picos.picos@gmail.com> wrote:


In the Book's chapter 2.9 there's a tanru {sutra tavla cutci} which is said
to mean "a shoe that is worn by a fast talker". But I think it can also mean
"a shoe that is of a fast-talking type (and is worn by x2)" i.e. "a shoe
that talks fast", as {sutra tavla pendo} can possibly mean "a friend that is


Yes, all tanru are inherently ambiguous.  This is in the nature of a
tanru; it sacrifices precision in favour of speaking quickly and
without excess verbal baggage.  If you need precision you can move the
'modifying' words from the tanru into explicit places of the
'modified' word, or use other means to specify the exact relationship
between the gismu involved.  I would resolve {sutra tavla pendo} based
on context, as I imagine other Lojbanists would.