Re: [lojban] Re: Named multiples

[Warrigal <ihope127+w@gmail.com>]

Ah, good, Lindar has come up with some actual arguments.

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Lindar <lindarthebard@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Why is it a horrible idea? What are the meanings of the stage-three
>> and stage-four fu'ivla "cidjrspageti" and "spageti"?
>
> It breaks the 'phonological fluidity' of the language by putting
> irregular word-forms in places where they aren't normally allowed.

This argument is really vague. What does "irregular word-form" mean?
What does "normally allowed" mean? Are you saying that this change
would make there be too many pauses?

> Why bother learning the fu'ivla, or even coming up with one when we
> can just use cmevla strings and give them any definition we want?

Because if you make up your own words instead of learning the existing
ones, you won't understand anybody, and nobody will understand you.

If you're saying that this change could result in fu'ivla being
abandoned altogether, why is that a bad thing? Specifically, what is
it about cmevla-as-selbri that makes them good for the speaker but bad
for the language?

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