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> Here's what I think will happen. Dormfa will probably tend to have a > specific meaning, like 'put the children, patient, whatever, to sleep in a > conventional way, i. e., put them in bed, give them a drink, sing to them, > whatever.' But fa pe dorm will have a meaning limited to 'cause person to > sleep,' which could be as in dormfa, or with a drug, or a ray gun, or a > cosh, whatever. Generally, phrases will, I think, mean exactly what they > say, while compounds will, as in Loglan, have 'metaphorical,' or at least > specific meaning. This sounds like how I would have it. -- Alexander Browne | alexbrowne@hidden.email Saint Paul, Minn., U.S.