John Cowan wrote:
>
> "Grandsire, C.A." wrote:
>
> > As we say in French: "les grands esprits se rencontrent !" :) .
>
> "Great minds think alike".
>
I'll remember this one!
> > I think it's easier too. In languages that have only the masc./fem.
> > distinction, the distinction is often pretty awckward and artificial.
>
> Well, of course in Lojban the gender is determined by the first
> consonant: there are 17 of them.
>
I suppose they are arbitrary, as IIRC Lojban is supposed to have his
words coming from natlangs (well, after many distorsions that's true :)
).
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