RE: TECH(?): can everyone write impeccably grammatical Lojban?

[I.Alexander.bra0122@OASIS.ICL.CO.UK]

> >  Date:        Wed, 23 Sep 1992 17:23:23 -0400
> >  From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <shoulson@EDU.COLUMBIA.CTR>
> >
> >  {zoi .gy. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs .gy.}

> Actually, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".

> >  is
> >  grammatical Lojban, but then "He said, 'Ani holech l'beit ha-sefer.'" is
> >  grammatical English, and equally unhelpful in getting accross the import of
> >  what's quoted.

> That "he" is going to the library?  Granted, it is not a very
> sophisticated message, but it does come across.

> Ivan

It only comes across if you happen to know Hebrew (or whatever),
and moreover, manage to interpret the transliteration into the
Roman (or Lojban, or whatever) alphabet.

Iain.