On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 21:52,
<MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com> wrote:
In a message dated 5/31/2009 06:56:22 Eastern Daylight Time, adam.raizen@gmail.com writes:
I can't imagine that your kids are going to be miffed about the rafsi for 'te' as opposed to the fact that the rafsi list itself increases the memory load of lojban by about 150% for no apparent benefit whatsoever.
You don't see a benefit in being able to combine five-letter gismu and get a word that's often only six letters? I think it's a great idea. I just wish that it had been done better. The rafsi are definitely a pain to learn.
Okay, so there's some benefit, but it's not nearly enough to begin to justify the huge memory load it requires. Why couldn't the rafsi themselves be the gismu?