Re: [lojban] A Sapir-Whorfian example

[Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>]

On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Alex Gontmakher wrote:

> This is the example I frequently use when I explain people the nature of
> Lojban:
>
> When I read an article about the Sept. 11 attack in nuzban, I stumbled
> on the interpretation of English "World trade center". Was it "World ke
> trade center" or "World trade center"?
>
> The point is, Lojban makes the clear distinction, (and to my belief, the
> nuzban version is the correct interpretation of the English expression).


Interesting! Too bad you didn't paste the phrasing used by nuzban, but, I
assume it groups it like terdi zumcanja baldinju as opposed to terdi ke
zumcanja baldinju.



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