[lojban] Re: "la" rule

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

On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 07:08:42PM +0600, Yanis Batura wrote:
> On 13.11.2006, 18:47, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:
> 
> I would recommend a simple yet easy to learn solution that won't
> distort the design of the language: saying {lua} for any
> occurrence of {la} in cmene, {luai} for {lai} and {duoi} for
> {doi}.

That assumes people are capable of noticing the presence of those
syllables, when clearly we're not.

> For me, the possibility of saying a consonant-starting cmene after
> {la} without glottal stop overweighs all disadvantages of the
> rule. The matter of taste, of course.

Indeed; I think that's totally insane.  :-)

-Robin

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