On 5/18/05, John E Clifford <clifford-j@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > But even if > we could come up with a rationale in this case, > another case would come along equally mysterious. > Languages get words in spite of someone's > rational scheme, not because of it. Natlangs, yes. But Lojban did mainly get its words because of someone's (rational or irrational) scheme. mu'o mi'e xorxes