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Re: [ceqli] Digest Number 119



On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 05:54:38PM -0700, Rex May - Baloo wrote:
> But, no reason why we can't have a 'one' word for such usage.  Anybody have
> any ideas? One thing might be the introduction of another tV word, with the
> meaning of "-generally."  Let's say it's 'tu"
> 
> To xyen kom karn.  The dog (the one already mentioned) eats meat.
> Ta xyen kom karn.    A dog eats meat. (in answer to "What's going on in the
> next room?")
> Tu xyen kom karn.    Dogs-generally eat meat.

Yes. You'd end up needing something like that eventually (the Lojban
equivalent gets used a lot), so it's good that it's in the t-series.
-- 
Rob Speer