Re: [lojban] How to say "..." in Lojban, and how to split a quote?

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Tuesday, May 08, 2012 07:00:36 Jonathan Jones wrote:
> I would hope that what I'm asking is obvious, but just in case, here's an
> example of both. I would guess that these both could be handled in the same
> way in Lojban:
> 
> Critic: "I would tend to believe, what with the current trend in popular
> music, the continued decline of record label power due to such things as
> iTunes, and various other factors, that the music industry is currently
> undergoing a complete overhaul. Whether this is a good thing or not
> probably depends mostly on whether you're a consumer, artist, or record
> exec."
> 
> "...": "I ... believe ... that the industry is currently undergoing a
> complete overhaul...."
> 
> Split quote: "I would tend to believe", said the critic, "what with the
> <blah blah not typing all that again>."
> 
> I'm not asking for a translation of that exact text, it's just something I
> made up on the spot to illustrate the question. I'm asking for how to do
> those /techniques/ in Lojban.

The first is "li'o"; the second is "sei le senlanli cu cusku" (if "senlanli" is 
right; it's a noralujv word). See also "sa'a".

Pierre
-- 
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