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Re: 'I say your name as ...'



la lojbab. cusku di'e

> Use the place structure of cmene.  It was made for this.
> 
> zo .avital. cu cmene mi mi
> "Avital" names me, according to me.

Doesn't quite work, since he means he *pronounces* his name "avital".
"It's spelled Luxuryyacht, but it's pronounced Throatwarblermangrove!"
We don't seem to have a lujvo for "pronounce", but I think some
compound of bacru and cusku (not sure which way is better) may do the job.

-- 
John Cowan					cowan@ccil.org
		e'osai ko sarji la lojban.