Re: [lojban] Another comic (Again!)

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Remo Dentato <rdentato@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Michael Turniansky
> <mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> a dijycertu is a {dinju certu} a "building-type of-expert" i.e. an
>>> "expert in buildings"  i.e. a "master builder".
>
>>  A master builder is a dijyzbacre, a master architect is a
>> dijyplacre, and ardchitectural historian is a dijycicre.
>
> Well, actually going back to the orginal it doesn't say if he's the
> master builder or the architect. He said (in the next page) that he
> followed the emperor's plans but it's not clear if he is the architect
> (and the emperor gave him direction) or the bulder (and the emperor
> give him detailed plans).
>
>>  They are all experts about buildings.  Just different types of experts.
> Given that the original doesn't say it, what about leaving dijcre? We
> still don't know what type of expert he his, but we don't know it in
> the original either.
>
> Alternatively. How could I render "Mister Roduz"? The reason the
> original put "mister" is to differentiate the viceroy behavior toward
> Roduz (a free man) and the frog man (a slave). Just say {coi .roduz.}
> doesn't seem right to me.
>
  How about  -- coi roduz ga'iru'e vs. doi sutc. ga'icai  since he is
higher ranked than both?
                                        --gejyspa

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