[lojban] Re: y: what is it good for?

[Nora LeChevalier <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

At 09:22 AM 5/14/04 -0700, Robin wrote:
> On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 08:17:30AM -0700, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
> >
> > --- "Adam D. Lopresto" <adam@pubcrawler.org> wrote:
> > > I almost wish ybu weren't, and were replaced with something like
> > > pensi bu, but that's going way too far.
> >
> > Excellent suggestion.
>
> I agree, actually.  It is *without* *question* a language change, but
> it's a *damned* good idea.
>
> -Robin

I disagree.  "y.bu" is the letter "y"; "pensi bu" is a symbol for 
thinking/thinker or something like that; fine for a symbol for hesitation 
if you want that.  But, they are separate things.  You don't spell An. with 
"vlina bu ny"; you spell it "a bu ny".


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mi'e noras                                             noras@cox.net
Nora LeChevalier