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xod: > On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, And Rosta wrote: > > > plain le = ro da poi cmima le'i > > How sure are you of this? completely > > > Where does the book say that lo broda === da poi broda, that is, that > > lo > > > broda should be treated like it introduces a prenex variable? I would > > like > > > to hear John Cowan's views on this topic > > > > i Don't know, but CLL is a reference grammar, to a large extent > > didactic in function, and does not necessarily set down in print > > all the lore accumulated on lojban list over the years > > On the other hand, that apocryphal corpus can be legally ignored It can, but to no useful purpose. It's mere demolition of knowledge. It takes us back to square one -- it leaves is with no understanding rather than an altered understanding. An important element of the constitution of jboske is that it has no legal status; it is established by a combination of Reason and Consensus founded on Reason. A rejection of jboske is a rejection not of authority but of reason. This is not at all to say that jboske is carved in stone; it is very welcome when someone comes along and rationally challenges orthodoxies. --And.