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On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 08:30:05AM -0600, Rex May - Baloo wrote: > Let's vote, or at least discuss. Do we allow V and VV words? If we do, > they have to have a pause in front, of course. Do they need a period: > .a .e .aw > > Or can the period be optional? In Lojban the period is optional, and this makes sense. Some people prefer to write the mandatory pause everywhere it appears, but since the form of each word already indicates whether it requires a pause, then periods can be omitted unless words are being run together (like the conjunction na.a, or my Lojban name rab.spir). -- Rob Speer