[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V5 #41

2006-03-20 Thread Jim Dabell
On Friday 10 March 2006 01:11, klaus schmirler wrote: > Alex Joseph Martini wrote: > > Is the point here to decide how {pritu} aught to be defined, or how it > > currently is defined? This issue seems to be getting a little blurred. > > Yes. I find the definitions, especially, but not only of the p

[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V5 #41

2006-03-10 Thread Jorge Llambías
On 3/10/06, klaus schmirler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > English has a shortcut if the second and the third place are the same, > as in the Nicean creed: He is seated at the right hand of the father. > How does Lojban handle this? Assuming interpretation 3: ko'a zutse bu'u lo pritu be lo pat

[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V5 #41

2006-03-10 Thread klaus schmirler
Jorge Llambías wrote: On 3/9/06, Alex Joseph Martini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is the point here to decide how {pritu} aught to be defined, or how it currently is defined? This issue seems to be getting a little blurred. I think the problem is that the current definition is unclear: "x1 is to

[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V5 #41

2006-03-10 Thread klaus schmirler
Alex Joseph Martini wrote: Is the point here to decide how {pritu} aught to be defined, or how it currently is defined? This issue seems to be getting a little blurred. Yes. I find the definitions, especially, but not only of the places, a little too abstract for learning. They should all have

[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V5 #41

2006-03-10 Thread Jorge Llambías
On 3/9/06, Alex Joseph Martini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is the point here to decide how {pritu} aught to be defined, or how it > currently is defined? This issue seems to be getting a little blurred. I think the problem is that the current definition is unclear: "x1 is to the right/right-hand

[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V5 #41

2006-03-09 Thread Alex Joseph Martini
Is the point here to decide how {pritu} aught to be defined, or how it currently is defined? This issue seems to be getting a little blurred. mu'omi'e .alex. On 3/9/06, der Mouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: la .iulias. pritu la mari,as. la klaudias. 3) Julia is to the right of Maria from Cla

[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V5 #41

2006-03-09 Thread Jorge Llambías
On 3/9/06, der Mouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > la .iulias. pritu la mari,as. la klaudias. > > > 3) Julia is to the right of Maria from Claudia's point of view. > > 5) If Maria (or better someone standing where she is) were to face > >Claudia, Julia would be on her (Maria's) right. > > >

[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V5 #41

2006-03-09 Thread der Mouse
> la .iulias. pritu la mari,as. la klaudias. > 3) Julia is to the right of Maria from Claudia's point of view. > 5) If Maria (or better someone standing where she is) were to face >Claudia, Julia would be on her (Maria's) right. > That leaves 3 and 5 as contenders, unfortunately, they often