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There are a lot of things that don't make sense in English that are not an issue in Lojban. | There are a lot of things that don't make sense in English that are not an issue in Lojban. | ||
*[[Ambiguous sentences in English]] | |||
* Some words have multiple meanings | * Some words have multiple meanings | ||
* Some words are spelled differently but sound the same | * Some words are spelled differently but sound the same | ||
* Some words mean the exact same thing | * Some words mean the exact same thing | ||
* Some letters or combinations of letters are pronounced differently | * Some letters or combinations of letters are pronounced differently | ||
* Some letters or combinations of letters sound the same as other letters or combinations of letters | * Some letters or combinations of letters sound the same as other letters or combinations of letters | ||
* It is not gender neutral | * It is not gender neutral | ||
* There are exceptions and irregularities in its rules of grammar | |||
* There are exceptions and irregularities in | |||
* Some rules are not logical | * Some rules are not logical | ||
* Some things can be written but not spoken | * Some things can be written but not spoken | ||
* Some things can be spoken but not written | * Some things can be spoken but not written | ||
Latest revision as of 11:58, 4 October 2014
There are a lot of things that don't make sense in English that are not an issue in Lojban.
- Ambiguous sentences in English
- Some words have multiple meanings
- Some words are spelled differently but sound the same
- Some words mean the exact same thing
- Some letters or combinations of letters are pronounced differently
- Some letters or combinations of letters sound the same as other letters or combinations of letters
- It is not gender neutral
- There are exceptions and irregularities in its rules of grammar
- Some rules are not logical
- Some things can be written but not spoken
- Some things can be spoken but not written