[lojban] Re: xorlo

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Bob LeChevalier <lojbab@lojban.org> wrote:
>
> And unfortunately, for some of us oldtimers who don't really understand
> xorlo, "accepted" is a word that may never really apply.  xorxes has (at
> times at least) said that in actually usage it will seldom make any
> difference - that the differences mostly lie in how it is explained or
> taught in logical terms.

The pre-xorlo situation was that everybody had their own, different
understanding of how gadri worked. The post-xorlo situation is that
everybody has their own, different understanding of how gadri work. So
there hasn't been any significant change. In actual usage, we seem to
manage somehow. It's the theoretical explanations that get convoluted,
because it's obviously a hard area to pin down in any language.

> So I will probably continue to use the language as
> I know it until/unless someone tells me I am wrong, but I've stopped trying
> to be one who attempts to explain the language to others beyond the
> rudimentary level.

That's wise. After all, the language is what the usage of fluent
speakers says it is, not what the textbooks say. I only wish we had
more opportunities to see some of your own usage.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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