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Re: [lojban] A defense of dead horse beating
At 08:16 PM 06/17/2000 -0400, pycyn@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 00-06-17 19:30:27 EDT, xorxes writes:
<< As an example, I
still haven't been able to figure out a comfortable way
of saying "even", as in "even the cat wants to go". >>
Stop me if I've said this before. (too late) That even means 1) everybody
else is doing it 2) the cat is doing it, 3) I'm surprised the cat is doing
it. I think that 3 (with 2) of course is the crucial part, so just a good
surprise mark ought to do in most situations. Maybe strategically placed: {le
mlatu ue cu gasnu}
In light of my previous post
le mlatu ji'a .ue cu gasnu
Can we set up a RECORD to call up after a day or two on this one.
You seem to be the keeper of the RECORDS, Mr. Vice President (that sounds
like it ought to be a secretarial job, I know, but Nora doesn't even get to
read all your RECORDS until days or weeks after you write them). It seems
that you are finally earning your long-held title, sir. zo'oga'inai
And we still need a few go'rounds on {loi}. And most other things that have
to wait for real speakers to settle. (Baselining is just to allow some real
speakers to emerge, after all.)
Yes, many of which have never been seen before. Isn't it neat! .uicai
I wish JCB had understood how important it was to reach a stopping point to
change in order to get people to learn and use the language.
lojbab
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