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Re: Lojban dictionary program?
- To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN <LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Lojban dictionary program?
- From: "Jorge J. Llambías" <jorge@INTERMEDIA.COM.AR>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 19:38:50 -0300
- Reply-to: "Jorge J. Llambías" <jorge@INTERMEDIA.COM.AR>
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la robin cusku di'e
>mi gleki le nu la florent. cu tcidu le se ciska pe mi
i mi ji'a gleki i a'o so'ida tcidu le se ciska be so'ide bau la lojban
>.u'u.u'i lo vlacku na vasru le piso'i mi valsi goi ko'a ki'u ko'a na
>ge'adra
i le vlacku na'e vasru piso'e lei mi valsi ki'u le nu le vlacku cu se finti
pu le nu mi co'a ciska
>[Questions: can you use 'vasru' for books, and can "na ge'adra" be used
>for a malformed lujvo?]
Yes and yes, in my opinion. But be careful with the use of {na}.
It often doesn't negate what you want to negate. In this case, you are
not saying that the words are not contained. Maybe {na} will end up
having shorter scope than the whole bridi though, because everybody
uses it as English "not".
co'o mi'e xorxes