Re: [lojban] Re: spofu skami

[Invent Yourself <xod@thestonecutters.net>]

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Robin Lee Powell wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 12:28:53PM -0600, Jordan DeLong wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 10:16:51AM -0800, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 01:12:17PM -0500, Invent Yourself wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 09:57:03AM -0500, Invent Yourself wrote:
> > > > > > It is part of the basic definition. The definition is not
> > > > > > "nerve"; that's a logflash mnemonic.
> > > > >
> > > > > x1 is a nerve/neuron [body-part] of x2
> > > > >
> > > > > Note the words 'nerve', 'neuron', and 'body-part'.  Perhaps
> > > > > you're talking about a different definition?
> > > >
> > > > You know what I'm talking about. Pretend I've explained myself.
> > >
> > > Umm, no, I don't.  IIRC we've discussed this before, and I threw my
> > > hands up in frustration because I couldn't understand what the hell
> > > you were trying to say.
> > [...]
> > > Note the cf. to "ve benji", which seems like it might do what you
> > > want.
> >
> > I agree with robin.
> >
> > All the "metaphor" suggestions in the gismu list are anti-lojbo, and
> > encourage polysemy.
>
> It really does.  In fact, it seems to obviously contradict the "each
> word has exactly one meaning" idea.  Very obviously.



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