Re: [lojban] Re: Yippee !!! .ui .ui .uisai

[xod <xod@thestonecutters.net>]

Maggie Turner wrote:

> Robin Lee Powell wrote:
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> > On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 10:35:20PM +0000, Colin
> >    
> Wright wrote:
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> > > Thirdly, I have an idea for a program to help
> > >      
> beginners write in
>  
>
> > > lojban. I think this would help with what I see as a
> > >      
> major problem in
>  
>
> > > lojban ... namely ...
> > >      
> > I have no idea how that would work.
> >    


Since Lojban grammar is so simple, it is possible to build a dynamic gui 
sentence-builder with pull-downs for the possible choices when they are 
few, and english word search boxes when they are many. A complete novice 
could get up to speed building Lojban text within a day.


> When I first started learning Lojban, I found xod's
> rather strange 
> fiction very useful, as each sentence was followed by
> a 
> transliteration. I don't know if it would count as
> "grammatically 
> simple" but it's worth having a look at, if it's in
> the archives 
> somewhere.
>  


I don't do fiction, so it might have been Michael Helsem (xelsem). I 
think you predated me, Robin.



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