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on 2/15/04 8:03 PM, HandyDad at lsulky@hidden.email wrote: > --- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, "HandyDad" <lsulky@r...> wrote: >> --- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, Rex May - Baloo <rmay@m...> wrote: >>> on 2/15/04 5:38 PM, HandyDad at lsulky@r... wrote: >>> >> >>> Hey, this may be a great idea. I've replaced 'se' with 'de' in > the >> grammar >>> intro. How's it look? >> >> Great! > > Whoops. Now "de" shows up in many of the same contexts as "te". > Hmmm.... > It might in theory, but with the newfangled Loglanish 'ta,' I think it'll serve in most cases as the indefinite... Ta jin sta dor. Somebody's at the door. And to say for sure just one person: Han ta jin sta dor. One of the mass-of people is at the door. Also can say ze to jin sta dor. And with 'tu' for the half-specific :), I think 'te' will not see much use, which is just as well. Oh, of course you can also say han to jin sta dor. One of the men (we already know about) is at the door. Or han to gau jin sta dor. One of the nine men is at the door. This the the Loglanish stuff I like. -- Rex F. May (Baloo) Daily cartoon at: http://www.cnsnews.com/cartoon/baloo.asp Buy my book at: http://www.kiva.net/~jonabook/book-GesundheitDummy.htm