From jjllambias@hotmail.com Tue May 29 19:34:16 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_1_3); 30 May 2001 02:34:16 -0000 Received: (qmail 44978 invoked from network); 30 May 2001 02:34:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 30 May 2001 02:34:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.35) by mta2 with SMTP; 30 May 2001 02:34:06 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 29 May 2001 19:34:06 -0700 Received: from 200.69.11.204 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 30 May 2001 02:34:06 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.69.11.204] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: Enemy [Was: [lojban] Request for grammar clarifications Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 02:34:06 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 May 2001 02:34:06.0910 (UTC) FILETIME=[FFC0FDE0:01C0E8B0] From: "Jorge Llambias" la rab spir di'e cusku >So {du} is only to be used for mekso now? Goodness no! Mekso should _never_ be used. According to my style-book, {du} is bad style and should be avoided within reason, sets are very bad style and should be used only under the most exacting of circumstances, and MEX are atrocious style and should never be used. >Furthermore, how long is it before >{me} becomes taboo like {du} and we have to move on to something else? It hasn't happened yet, but you never know. You can contribute to what's in vogue, by the way, by writing yourself in Lojban. The nice thing about us being so few for the moment is that your style becomes a significant contribution to the norm. co'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.