Re: [lojban] Why {selbroda}?

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

Rob Speer scripsit:

> The discussion about {nalmorji} brought up something that's been bothering me.
> Why do we use words like {selbroda} at all in Lojban? Doesn't it mean exactly
> the same as {se broda}? {se broda} has the same number of syllables and one
> less consonant to pronounce as well.

Well, "selbri" is shorter than "se bridi", though it means the same:
but more importantly, the meaning is packaged up as a word.   You can
memorize "selbri", whereas "se bridi" has to be worked out.

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John Cowan                                   cowan@ccil.org
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