[lojban] Re: Named multiples

[Lindar <lindarthebard@yahoo.com>]

So, is the proposal that ".randomcmevlastring." is just a selbri with
a meaning "x1 is called 'randomcmevlastring'" ? Cos if so, that's
actually a good idea. From how you were explaining it before, I
thought you were proposing to say, that ".spagetis." should be a
selbri with a meaning "x1 is spaghetti", which is a horrible idea. I
think somebody had already mentioned it, but it would make a name like
"Little John" or "Big Stu" easier to translate, and we could ascribe
qualities of people to things in tanru.

So, I'm sorry if my previous post came off as an emotional appeal.

If your proposal is to make .cmevlastrings. mean x1 is
called .cmevlastrings., then I like it.

However, that doesn't really solve the initial problem, from what I
can see. Isn't "la .bu,ik." still the company, and not the brand of
car? How would one, under this system, refer to a plate of spaghetti,
or a specific make of vehicle, using this new system versus the
current system?

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