[lojban] Re: use of {co'e} and other cmavo in lujvo

[Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 06:57:50PM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 August 2004 18:20, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > > The historical (and still current, perhaps) Loglan lujvo was the
> > > equivalent of "nanmu gasnu", much derided by Lojban Central as
> > > sexist (easily fixed) and ill thought out (not so easily fixed).
> > > I think we need to understand the semantics of this English verb
> > > "man" and find a true equivalent, rather than blindly calquing it.
> >
> > sazri.  li'a sai.
> 
> Not necessarily. If the post has a steering wheel or some such
> control, then {sazri} is appropriate, but if it's a lookout post, then
> no.

I disagree.  I suppose if that bothers you you could use pilno, though.

-Robin

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