[lojban] Re: Duty, promice etc...

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 1/5/07, Cyril Slobin <slobin@ice.ru> wrote:
> My problem is not to evaluate what English statement "You promise is
> silly" means. I am not a fluent English speaker and probably do not
> catch such a subtleties. In Russian language all three meanings are
> possible. My problem is how to express this last meaning in Lojban, as
> short as possible.

I understand, yes, the topic has deviated from your question. To say
"Keeping your promise would be silly" I suggest:

{lo nu zukte lo se nupre be do cu se bebna}

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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