Re: [lojban] Re: [hobyrne@gmail.com: Alphabet]

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Sunday 02 July 2006 22:31, Hugh O'Byrne wrote:
> Right.  I read that much of the basic vocabulary was designed to match
> words from several major world languages, weighted by the population
> that speaks that language.  It struck me as so utterly, utterly gimmicky
> that I laughed out loud.  As a friend said, "when you mix all the
> colours, you'll always get *brown*".  Even though I laugh at it, I
> admire it, because it does embody the spirit of the language.

Of course you get brown. James Cooke Brown. ;)

phma