Re: [lojban] selma'o considered harmful

["Jorge Llambias" <jjllambias@hotmail.com>]

la djeikomnek cusku di'e

> {mi junta du do}

 mi junta dunli do

Or if you want more stringency:

 mi do dunli le ka makau ce'u junta

> I wouldn't advocate something like that for the logically stringent,
> but it seems far more convinent than
>
> {lo junta be mi du lo junta be do} or
> {lo ni junta mi kei du lo ni junta do kei} or even
> {mi du do tedu'i le ka junta}

(I wouldn't use the last two.)

{junta} itself is one of those inexplicable gismu.
Why is there a gismu for weight, but none for height,
length, size, age, speed, beauty, and so many other
names of properties.

> Sigh. Of course, I'm probably missing something.
>
> (I'll admit to not having any idea what good du would do as seltau,
> however.)

How about {du karda} for "i.d. card"?

mu'o mi'e xorxes




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