Re: [lojban] Re: learning lojban [2]

["Mark E. Shoulson" <mark@kli.org>]

Thus Ivan:

>> Looks plain enough to me:  Lojban {djon.} may be a usable
>> lojbanisation of English _Joan_ [dZoUn] is nothing better
>> can be found, but it is not valid to pronounce {djon.} as
>> [dZoUn], only as [dZon] or [dZOn].

A good point.  Still, while [dZOn] sounds appropriately "John"-like, the
equally acceptable [dZon], while not quite "Joan", sounds pretty close.  If
I heard it spoken as an English word, that's what it would be.

~mark