[lojban] baby words reprise: into the toilet, and me confusing myself.

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

>From IRC.  Behold me realizing I've been stupid, and explaining it
in detail.


<latro`a> {lo se vikmi be ko cu ...}

<latro`a> makes more sense to me

<rlpowell> cu nenri le vimstizu?

<latro`a> complicated for a young child, ofc

<latro`a> yeah

<latro`a> if you want to be really careful the ko should be in a zo'u, but that's pedantry again

<rlpowell> Yeah, reducing the complexity is a lot of the issue here.

<latro`a> but you want more complexity than {ko vimstizu vikmi}

<latro`a> apparently

<rlpowell> ...

<rlpowell> Uh.

<rlpowell> ...

<xalbo> .i'e

<rlpowell> *blink*

<rlpowell> Why the fuck did I not just use that?

<xalbo> (I think adding {po'o} would be justified for its complexity cost)

<rlpowell> Ah, I know why.

<rlpowell> Because what I wanted to express was "pee *in the fucking toilet*", and I got stuck on the English-oid construction.

<latro`a> ko vimstizu po'o vikmi

<rlpowell> As in: the pee was on the floor, and I wanted to point out that it should have been directed elsewhere.

<latro`a> if you want

<rlpowell> Yes, indeed.

<xalbo> Fucking bo toilet pee!

<rlpowell> THis happens to me sometimes, especially when I get emotional; I think in English and then I get stuck on the English-style construction.

<rlpowell> 21-10:45 <@      xalbo> Fucking bo toilet pee! -- lol.

<rlpowell> latro`a: Thank you!  :)

<latro`a> je'e fi'i ui

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