Re: short treat from LogFest

["Jorge J. Llambías" <jorge@INTERMEDIA.COM.AR>]

la lojbab cusku di'e

>loi prenu cu jitfa tavla fi loi tercinse
>Everybody lies about sex.

I have some comments about this one:

1- I think {loi prenu} is "some people", not "everybody", but
even if it does mean {piro loi prenu}, I still don't think we want
a mass here, because presumably we are not talking about
one collective lie but each person making their own special
lie about sex.

2- I think {tolstace} is a better translation for "lying" than
{jitfa tavla}. It is possible to lie without saying anything
false, and it is also possible to say something false and not
be lying.

3- I might understand something like:

            ro prenu cu tolstace fi le nu gletu
            Everybody lies about the sexual act.

but what does it mean to lie about masculinity/femininity/homosexuality/
heterosexuality? Is that what {tercinse} is? Does it mean that everybody
lies about their own/other people's sexuality? In fact, how is the predicate
{cinse} supposed to be used? Is this right:

            le nanmu cu cinse le nu gletu kei le ka nakni
            The man in the activity of having sexual intercourse
            exhibits maleness.

If that's correct, wouldn't {le se cinse} be a more likely topic to lie
about
rather than {le te cinse}? i.e., the act rather than the property displayed
in the act?

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