Re: [lojban] Re: It's Greek to me

[selpa'i <seladwa@gmx.de>]

Am 26.07.2012 06:58, schrieb Gleki Arxokuna:
> I understood the joke. pe'i metaphorical expressions are possible in 
> Lojban but must be clearly defined
> to prevent culture-specific misunderstanding.

If you define a metaphor that way, it's not really a metaphor anymore. 
You only get the full effect if .itkuil means the language and then say 
things like {xu di'u .itkuile} to express your confusion. Of course 
metaphors are fine, and when they are not obvious, you can mark them 
with pe'a.

> In the Netherlands and Russia they say "It's Chinese to me" in such 
> situations.

In Germany, people say "das kommt mir spanisch vor" = "this seems 
spanish to me" to exress not-understanding or that something is odd. 
Using foreign languages in such metaphors is common all over the planet, 
so using .itkuil (or any other non-lojban language, even though the 
comical effect is greater with .itkuil, it being another conlang and 
known for its complexity) will do the job. Again, use pe'a or zo'o when 
you aren't sure people will get it.

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

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