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RE: [ceqli] Place structure



> > I'm beginning to think that the idea situation is that 
> Ceqli predicates should, Loglanlike, have a set place structure:
> 
> No, please.  Those place structures are one of the worst
> features of Loglan and Lojban and the lack of them
> is one of the more attractive features of Tceqli.

I agree about that being a really poor part of the Loglan/Lojban
designs. Having to learn the positions of all those arguments is a big
learning burden.   I'd prefer a simpler system using prepositions to
introduce indirect objects with the only predicate being the direct
object.