"la" in names

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 11/8/2006 4:23:00 AM Central Standard Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 18:46:37 +1800
> From: djancak <djancak@gmail.com>
> Subject: [lojban] .o'ocu'i cmene
>
> i really dislike that {la} cannot be used in cmene. couldn't that be fixed?
> i want to be able to say {la laivdjrnl.} (livejournal) and {la lavans.}
> (Lavance, my friend's name).
> mi na nelci lodu'u naka'e pilno zo la ci'e lo cmene .i xu da nu'ose cikre .i
> mi djica lodu'u curmi lonu cusku lo'u la laivdjrnl. le'u noi cmene la'ozoi.
> LiveJournal .zoi ku'o .e lo'u la lavanse le'u noi cmene lomi pendo
>
> feel free to correct and/or comment on anything that needs fixing in my
> lojban utterances. bonus question: how would i say the previous utterance in
> lojban? i will reward you with .io
>
> .ioki'e rodo
> mu'o


Join the club.  I'd like to be able to say my name in Lojban ("laitl"), but it's not legal after "la".

stevo (aka Steven Lytle)