Re: machine translation

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On Sun, 26 Oct 1997, David Barton wrote:

> Geoff writes:
>
>    Fair enough, but then why learn a whole new language to do what existing
>    languages can already do?
>
> Because Lojban is spoken, as other language (CycL, Z notation, LSL,
> PVS, etc.) are not.

Well, you wouldn't call C++ a spoken language, but I can certainly "say"
C++ code to other people who know C++, and have them understand me. To me
having a language that you could also talk to your nextdoor neighbour in
over the fence is a fantastic oddity, but it wouldn't really be a
priority.

Anyway, it'll be interesting to see whether Lojban catches on. :) I wish
you all the best of luck.

Geoff