Re: Computing in lojbanistan

["Arnt Richard Johansen" <broca@fix.no>]

--- In lojban@egroups.com, Taral <taral@t...> wrote:
> > Hmm.  Would "Help" be "nu sidju", "sidju notci", "sidju
velciksi", 
or 
> > "ko sidju mi"?
> 
> Why not just "sidju"?

Because that would fit better as a translation for the *verb* "help", 
or the noun "helper".

I think the word "Help", in computers' menuing systems, must be 
interpreted as an imperative verb, as an infinitive verb, or as a 
noun.  The two former alternatives apply to words such as "open" and 
"edit" as well.

Arnt Richard Johansen      | "At least I know what a cigar is for."
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