Re: [lojban] As Kunsunlundz said... [was RE: RECORD:containers]

["Jorge Llambias" <jjllambias@hotmail.com>]

la lojbab cusku di'e

> A bottle than contains nothing is in fact NOT a bottle, but
> merely something that looks like a bottle, i.e. that has the form of a
> bottle, but which is not in fact serving its containment function.

Wow, a long post by lojbab and not a thing I can disagree with! :)

I think {bo'itci} is a very good lujvo for English "bottle",
an object used for bottly containment.

I can imagine fluent Lojbanists having a dialogue like this:

 e'o ko tisygau le mi kabri lo vanju
 Please, pour some wine into my glass.

 u'u ti na ca botpi
 Sorry, this now doesn't bottle [any wine].

co'o mi'e xorxes


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