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[lojban] Re: railgun
On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 01:29:52PM -0700, John E Clifford wrote:
> --- Robin Lee Powell
> <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
> > However, what you just said does *not* distinguish "guns that
> > fire metal bullets" from BB guns or air guns or paint guns, and
> > hence is utterly useless for my needs.
>
> But these are all guns. If you were aiming at something else, say
> so (NOT after the fact).
>
> > Lojban allows having more than one word depending on one's
> > needs, you know.
>
> Yes, but your needs did not enter into the discussion. Your word
> is still not too great for your needs.
I said at the very beginning of this thread that this word was
invented for my LNC story. Hence, fitting my needs.
-Robin
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