From jjllambias@hotmail.com Sat Mar 24 07:01:08 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_0_4); 24 Mar 2001 15:01:07 -0000 Received: (qmail 25342 invoked from network); 24 Mar 2001 15:01:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 24 Mar 2001 15:01:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.134) by mta3 with SMTP; 24 Mar 2001 16:02:11 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 24 Mar 2001 07:01:06 -0800 Received: from 200.41.210.30 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 24 Mar 2001 15:01:06 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.41.210.30] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban] Random lojban questions/annoyances. Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 15:01:06 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Mar 2001 15:01:06.0667 (UTC) FILETIME=[40BBEBB0:01C0B473] From: "Jorge Llambias" la lojbab cusku di'e > >I have not yet found an example > >where I can say that it justifies the whole hassle of having to learn > >four more words. > >%^) > >But that you don't see the value that justifies it doesn't mean that there >won't ever be someone who does. Obviously not. But it is not a question of ever, because people are using them now. Similarly, we can't say that there will >never be someone who can think of a use for mensi that does not involve >fetsi (imagine when we meet an alien species which might be >asexual. Someone's father legally adopts a child of this species into the >family. Would it be wrong to call that new family member "mensi"? > >lojbab >-- >lojbab lojbab@lojban.org >Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. >2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 >Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.