trying poe poetry translation Posted by Anonymous on Tue 05 of Aug, 2008 06:46 GMT Use this thread to discuss the trying poe poetry translation page.
Posted by Anonymous on Tue 05 of Aug, 2008 06:46 GMT On 8/4/08, Jorge LlambÃas <jjllambias@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > While I agree with all of your other comments, I disagree with this > one. I think CLL does say something about a hidden "ge'e", but > at least I ignore that, and use "sai" as a free intensifier, intensifying > whatever word it follows, not any hidden "ge'e", similar to the way > "nai" works. (And of course the same goes for the other CAIs.) > > For example I use "ji'asai" for "even", "nasai" for something like > "absolutely not", "naru'e" for "almost", "ja'aru'e" for "barely", etc. > So I have no problem with the use of "so'i sai" for "very many". > "so'i so'i" is also quite fine. > > mu'o mi'e xorxes > OK well this idea does seem potentially more useful than what I was taught. I like it, but I also definitely think it represents a mild breaking of those texts with the other understanding. I thought I'd bring it over here & maybe we could air it out a little more. What other opinions does anyone have about this? (This is my idea for how we should use these two lists, presenting something approaching a united front to the ninpre while airing our complications and developments slightly more privately. I thought I'd try following my own advice!) mu'e mi'e se ckiku
Posted by Anonymous on Tue 05 of Aug, 2008 13:45 GMT On 8/5/08, Brett Williams <mungojelly@gmail.com> wrote: > > OK well this idea does seem potentially more useful than what I was taught. > I like it, but I also definitely think it represents a mild breaking of > those texts with the other understanding. I thought I'd > bring it over here & maybe we could air it out a little more. What other > opinions does anyone have about this? See also: <http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=BPFK+Section%3A+Intensifiers> I'm sure there was discussion for that page, but I don't know how to find it. There seems to be something broken with the discussion forums of the wiki. mu'o mi'e xorxes To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.