Re: [lojban] Official details?

[Rob Speer <rspeer@MIT.EDU>]

On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 06:11:32PM +0000, Mr Ekted wrote:
> Is there an online site with all the official details of words, meanings, and usage? For example:
> 
> When do I use bacru <-> cusku?

This is an example that I think highlights the difference:

le bakni cu bacru zo mu
The cow says "moo".

le bakni cu cusku zo mu
The cow says "five".

{cusku} emphasizes that the speaker is communicating an idea. The fact
that the speaker is making a sound to do so is secondary, and may not
even be true - for example, we use {cusku} to refer to people posting on
this mailing list.

{bacru} emphasizes that the speaker is making a sound, and that the
sound might communicate something is secondary. Unless you're sending
sound recordings around, you can't {bacru} over a mailing list.
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mu'o mi'e rab.spir