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On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 08:28:50PM -0000, And Rosta wrote:
> Jordan:
> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 06:47:00PM -0000, And Rosta wrote:
> > > Jordan:
> > > > Btw, this sudden LAhE fetish scares me. The frequency with which
> > > > you change your gadri preferences is astounding.
> > >
> > > It's a thorny problem. Not only does one have to sort out the
> > > necessary range of gadri meanings, one also has to work out
> > > which to use when, and then try to somehow match it against the
> > > official cmavo
> > >
> > > > Also, I don't know what lau'a is supposed to mean
> > >
> > > lau'i broda = da poi klesi lo'i broda
> > > "(There is) a set of broda"
> >
> > Why can't you say something like lo klesi be lo'i broda, which works
> > fine for the rest of us?
>
> "lo mu mei klesi be lo'i nanmu cu bevri lo pipno" is a bit of a mouthful
> to say "five men carried a piano". I would rather say "lu'oilau'i mu
> nanmu cu bevri su'olo'i pipno".
First of all, here you're just ignoring reality. Why not say "lo
nanmu mumei cu bevri le pipno"?
Second of all, your two versions are exactly the same length.
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Jordan DeLong - fracture@hidden.email
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