One of the more interesting things I noticed in Lojban is that the underlying structure is this awesome predicate logic, but the way it’s actually used by most people is very similar to other natural languages, just with some nifty tricks stolen from programming to supplement it.
Would it bother you if I PMed you with some questions about the stuff I’m working on? I’ve spent as long on Lojban as I had time to (read: not long enough) but I’m worried I might have gotten the details wrong, or missed something even niftier that deserves an example
I don’t have much experience with Lojban but the news that people use it in a similar way to current languages wouldn’t surprise me at all. I’ve noticed that a great deal of misunderstandings happen when one side is being vague on purpose because they don’t want to give up too much information.
One of the more interesting things I noticed in Lojban is that the underlying structure is this awesome predicate logic, but the way it’s actually used by most people is very similar to other natural languages, just with some nifty tricks stolen from programming to supplement it.
Would it bother you if I PMed you with some questions about the stuff I’m working on? I’ve spent as long on Lojban as I had time to (read: not long enough) but I’m worried I might have gotten the details wrong, or missed something even niftier that deserves an example
I don’t have much experience with Lojban but the news that people use it in a similar way to current languages wouldn’t surprise me at all. I’ve noticed that a great deal of misunderstandings happen when one side is being vague on purpose because they don’t want to give up too much information.
Go ahead, though you should be aware that I am far from an expert on Lojban.
I also recommend the FreeNode #lojban channel, they’ve always been friendly and helpful whenever I’ve stopped by.