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RE: [lojban] Re: paroi ro mentu
> From: John Cowan [mailto:jcowan@reutershealth.com]
> And Rosta scripsit:
>
> > (What's the difference between 'rotate' and 'revolve'? I'm sure
> > John will enjoy telling me...)
>
> Whether the axis passes or doesn't pass through the turning body,
> respectively. The Earth rotates on its axis daily, and revolves
> around the sun yearly.
Is this physics terminology, or universal? Should the Beatles' LP
have been called 'Rotator'? Is it in fact impossible for meat to
slowly revolve on a spit?
--And