Re: [lojban] cusku - say or express?

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

2010/3/12 Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Robin Lee Powell
> <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
>>
>> As a minor point, I'm changing all the "cusku" keywords, because
>> "cusku" is any form of expression, and "say" implies talking (which
>> is tavla).
>
> "Say" is a better keyword for "cusku" than "express", because the x2
> of cusku is a sign, not a meaning.
>
> You say "thank you", you express gratitude.
> You say "I'm happy", you express happiness.
> You say "WTF", you express surprise, incredulity, etc.
> You say the words, the signs; you express the meaning of those words,
> those signs.
>
> The difference between saying and talking is that you say words and
> you talk about things. So all three, say, talk and express, are
> different. All three can be done with sign language or in writing, as
> far as I understand. The most common form for all three is spoken
> language, but the main difference between them is their object, not
> the medium.
>

  ISTM that "communicate" might be the best of all, because "say"
often does connote bacru, as Robin says...errr..communicates.

             --gejyspa

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