Re: [lojban] Re: xorlo podcast

[Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn@gmail.com>]

On 9/27/05, Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com> wrote:

On 9/27/05, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to run an audio article on the Lojban podcast about xorlo's use
> of {lo} and {le}, contrasting them with the old meanings, offering a rundown
> of the reasons, and confirming the current status of xorlo's voted-upon
> legitimacy or lack thereof. The contrary accounts of this key language
> feature is one of the most confusing discrepancies likely to plague
> newcomers, and it would be good to have an expert clear it up once and for
> all. I would write it, but I myself am vague on the subject. Any takers?
> -epkat

Perhaps some advice one could give to newcomers is to ignore the
confusing discrepancies and go with whatever makes more sense to
them. It is extremely hard to come up with an incorrect use of {lo} in
xorlo anyway, because all {lo} does is change a selbri into a sumti,
a purely syntactical matter.

Here is an example of something that was very hard to say before
and now is easy:

  mi terpa ci da no'u lo jukni .e lo gerku .e lo nu le tsani cu farlu
  le stedu be mi
  "I fear exactly three things: spiders, dogs and that the sky fall
  on my head."

mu'o mi'e xorxes

 

Thanks, would you please record that and email it to me?

-epkat