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Re: [jboske] Re: [lojban] Re: nai in UI (was: BPFK phpbb)



On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 11:11:30PM -0500, Jordan DeLong wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 08:29:09PM -0700, Jorge Llambmas wrote:
[...]
> > > One possible argument is that it would allow saying things with
> > > less syllables.  Another is that it would remove reduce/reduce or
> > > shift/reduce conflicts and/or simplify the grammar.
> > 
> > Another is that if it makes sense, and it causes no problems,
> > there is no reason not to allow it.
> 
> A lot of things make sense that aren't worth allowing.
> 
> Everyone can tell you what
> le po'u la fidos. gerku cu citka
> would mean.  But why allow it?  It saves nothing.

Bah.  I forgot that relative clauses and phrases use the same rule.

That's already allowed.

So how about
le be le nanmu be'o kerlo cu barda
for an example.

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Jordan DeLong - fracture@hidden.email
lu zo'o loi censa bakni cu terzba le zaltapla poi xagrai li'u
                                     sei la mark. tuen. cusku

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