On Friday 21 August 2009 18:39:32 Gabriel Koulikov wrote: > Okay, this is probably going to be a "phrase of 1000 possible > translations" here, but how would one say "the pen is mightier than > the sword" in Lojban while staying true to the original quote? > (meaning? wording? I'm sure it would be different for each) > > Can Lojban even translate such metaphors directly with the result > still being meaningful Lojbanicly? i.e. where someone who only spoke > Lojban and no other languages would be able to understand the meaning > (and relevance?) of this quote. > > Requesting translations and commentary, please!
lo xatra cu vlimau lo xarci. x3 of "vlimau" is what the pen or sword has power to do. No type of weapon need be specified; I picked "xatra" for the alliteration. Pierre
