I think that should be "lo maxpre". Is anyone named Munchkin? It may be
capitalized in English, but the translation of "the Frenchman" is "le fraso",
not "la fraso". The latter would be "Mr. French".
Pierre
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sei do'anai mi'a djuno puze'e noroi nalselganse srera
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la .asiz. cu cusku di'e
I am also curious about the use of gadri in the text. To be honest, I
have basically been ignoring what gadri you use since the first such use
of {la maxpre}.
The only gadri I ever use are {lo} and {la}.
I always use {lo} unless it's one of the main characters {la cpitepygau}, {la cinfo} or {la tinci mudypre} because it sets them apart from other individuals who could be described with the same predicate. For example, there are other scarecrows mentioned in the text, but they are not the Scarecrow. For these main characters, what they are *is* their name. (This is similar to Alice in Wonderland, cf. e.g. Rabbit - {la ractu}).
There are some other things which are sort of proper names in the English text, and there I use {la} as well. Basically a capitalization in the English corresponds to a {la} in the Lojban.
There might be some inconsistencies here and there, but that's the general idea.
mi'e la selpa'i mu'o
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