Re: [lojban] cusku - say or express?

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:10:37AM -0300, Jorge Llambías wrote:
> 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. 

That's not how I use the words.

"say" and "talk" are pure synonyms, and mean spoken expression,
"express" is medium-agnostic.

Hence, since "cusku" has a "medium" place, it is "express" to me.

If cusku is "say" and tavla is "talk", for flashcard memorization
purposes, I'm going to confuse them a lot.  I expect, but do not
know, that other native speakers would have the same problem.

For purposes other than flashcard memorization, it doesn't matter:
the place structure speaks (hah!) for itself.

-Robin

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