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{…} used to quote Lojban text. Alternatively Lojban text is written in bold. | {…} used to quote Lojban text. Alternatively Lojban text is written in bold. | ||
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[[User:xalbo|la xalbo]]: | [[User:xalbo|la xalbo]]: | ||
*These are the ones that I usually use. | *These are the ones that I usually use. | ||
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?{…} used for questionable text (either a subject of debate, or to quote without asserting correctness, for instance, asking a student what, if anything, the text would mean). | |*{…} | ||
!{…} used for text that parses, but has a surprising or wrong meaning (one not intended). | ||used for incorrect Lojban text. | ||
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-…- used for quoting [[rafsi]], like -mib-, the rafsi for {mi} | |?{…} | ||
"…" used for quoting English. The , ?, and ! modifiers can be applied if needed. | ||used for questionable text (either a subject of debate, or to quote without asserting correctness, for instance, asking a student what, if anything, the text would mean). | ||
⟨…⟩ used for quoting sequences of characters. "No, you couldn't use ⟨la⟩ in a cmevla pre-Dot Side." | |- | ||
† used to qualify a statement, to mean "This isn't actually true, but it's close enough for the current purposes." "cmevla can only† be used as names, but not all names are cmevla." | |!{…} | ||
‡ used for "I don't know whether this is actually precisely true or not, but it's close enough for now." "You use ZOI, then any‡ Lojban word as a delimiter…" (Really? What about {bu}? What about {si}? What about {fa'o}?) | ||used for text that parses, but has a surprising or wrong meaning (one not intended). | ||
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|[…] | |||
||used to indicate words (usually terminators or {cu}) that can be included or omitted without changing the parse. | |||
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|-…- | |||
||used for quoting [[rafsi|rafsi]], like -mib-, the rafsi for {mi} | |||
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|"…" | |||
||used for quoting English. The , ?, and ! modifiers can be applied if needed. | |||
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|⟨…⟩ | |||
||used for quoting sequences of characters. "No, you couldn't use ⟨la⟩ in a cmevla pre-Dot Side." | |||
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|† | |||
||used to qualify a statement, to mean "This isn't actually true, but it's close enough for the current purposes." "cmevla can only† be used as names, but not all names are cmevla." | |||
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|‡ | |||
||used for "I don't know whether this is actually precisely true or not, but it's close enough for now." "You use ZOI, then any‡ Lojban word as a delimiter…" (Really? What about {bu}? What about {si}? What about {fa'o}?) | |||
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For other [[loglang]]s: | For other [[loglang]]s: |
Revision as of 10:10, 18 May 2014
Some conventions used when talking about Lojban in English, for instance on IRC or in mailing lists. <tab class="wikitable"> {…} used to quote Lojban text. Alternatively Lojban text is written in bold. </tab>
- These are the ones that I usually use.
*{…} | used for incorrect Lojban text. |
?{…} | used for questionable text (either a subject of debate, or to quote without asserting correctness, for instance, asking a student what, if anything, the text would mean). |
!{…} | used for text that parses, but has a surprising or wrong meaning (one not intended). |
[…] | used to indicate words (usually terminators or {cu}) that can be included or omitted without changing the parse. |
used for quoting rafsi, like -mib-, the rafsi for {mi} | |
"…" | used for quoting English. The , ?, and ! modifiers can be applied if needed. |
⟨…⟩ | used for quoting sequences of characters. "No, you couldn't use ⟨la⟩ in a cmevla pre-Dot Side." |
† | used to qualify a statement, to mean "This isn't actually true, but it's close enough for the current purposes." "cmevla can only† be used as names, but not all names are cmevla." |
‡ | used for "I don't know whether this is actually precisely true or not, but it's close enough for now." "You use ZOI, then any‡ Lojban word as a delimiter…" (Really? What about {bu}? What about {si}? What about {fa'o}?) |
For other loglangs: <tab class="wikitable"> <…> used to quote Loglan text. ~…~ used to quote gua\spi text. \…\ used to quote toki pona text. </tab>