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First of all, let me get something out of the way. There are no languages that are just re-coding of other languages. I understand the idea behind Lojban but y

• RiderOfGiraffes 17y ago
  > There are no languages that are just re-coding > of other languages. That's true, but it's "less true" of Italian/Spanish or Russian/Bulgarian than it is of, say, Russian/Swedish. I suspect that we are in complete agreement, and might argue only about precision of expression in our opinions. And I didn't say lojban is unsuitable for communication. There are a few people who use it exclusively when communicating with each other. It is not yet ready for generic, general-purpose communication, just as the newest computer programming language isn't ready for mainstream use by those not interesting in the language so much as getting things done. But again, I suspect we are/would be in "violent agreement" about most of these points. I contend that lojban is, regardless, mind-expandingly interesting. For some.
• arran4 17y ago
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU8DcBF-qo4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU8DcBF-qo4 As long as the languages are relatively similar and you don't push it too hard.