From lojban-out@lojban.org Sat Sep 28 09:36:46 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_1_1_4); 28 Sep 2002 16:36:46 -0000 Received: (qmail 33344 invoked from network); 28 Sep 2002 16:36:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m15.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 28 Sep 2002 16:36:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Sep 2002 16:36:46 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 17vKct-0007fM-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 09:39:31 -0700 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 17vKc0-0007f1-00; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 09:38:36 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sat, 28 Sep 2002 09:38:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from miranda.org ([209.58.150.153] ident=qmailr) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.05) id 17vKbq-0007er-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 09:38:26 -0700 Received: (qmail 12511 invoked by uid 534); 28 Sep 2002 15:47:02 -0000 Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 09:47:02 -0600 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: paroi ro mentu Message-ID: <20020928094702.D7237@miranda.org> References: <200209280505.BAA03563@mail2.reutershealth.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from a.rosta@lycos.co.uk on Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 02:12:22PM +0100 X-archive-position: 1666 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jkominek@miranda.org Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list X-eGroups-From: Jay F Kominek From: Jay F Kominek Reply-To: jkominek@miranda.org X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 02:12:22PM +0100, And Rosta wrote: > > From: John Cowan [mailto:jcowan@reutershealth.com] > > And Rosta scripsit: > > > > > (What's the difference between 'rotate' and 'revolve'? I'm sure > > > John will enjoy telling me...) > > > > Whether the axis passes or doesn't pass through the turning body, > > respectively. The Earth rotates on its axis daily, and revolves > > around the sun yearly. > > Is this physics terminology, or universal? Should the Beatles' LP > have been called 'Rotator'? Is it in fact impossible for meat to > slowly revolve on a spit? Probably not universal, just because people are sloppy. There aren't too many situations where your average person needs to contrast the two meanings, so in general use I suspect they're blurring. Physicists, astronomers, aerospace engineers and such would all know the difference, though, and, I suspect, contrast them in their own speech, even outside of a scientific setting. -- Jay Kominek Tact is the ability to tell a man he has an open mind when he has a hole in his head.