Re: [lojban] Re: cusku - say or express?

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

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 04:16:02PM -0300, Jorge Llambías wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Robin Lee Powell
> <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
> > For purposes other than flashcard memorization, it doesn't
> > matter: the place structure speaks (hah!) for itself.
> 
> I agree with the last part. For anyone who pays attention to the
> place structure, the keyword is fairly irrelevant. For those who
> just like to memorize keywords, "express" is a bad keyword for
> "cusku", because you don't use "cusku" in the contexts where you
> would use "express" in English, you use it in the contexts where
> you would use "say" in English.

Again: without context, "say" and "talk" are too close for
flashcards; I can't keep them distinguished.  "express" will do well
enough; if you have a better suggestion, make it, but I *can* *not*
use "say" and "talk" as distinct keywords for flashcard purposes;
they're too close in my brain, and other people have said the same
thing.

-Robin

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