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On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 01:03:50AM +0100, And Rosta wrote:
> Is there anywhere in a lojban word string where {cu} could not
> be replaced by {ja'a} without change of meaning? I am trying to
> understand the rationale for {cu}, if it has one. (By rationale,
> I mean the rationale for it being a utile ingredient of the
> language, not the historical rationale for inventing it in the
> first place.)
There is likely nowhere a lojban word string where cu can be replaced
by ja'a without changing meaning.
cu is a meaningless word. ja'a is a meaningful word. QED.
mi ja'a klama != mi klama. It's the difference between "I went"
and "I *really* did go".
Furthermore, the word string "mi ja'a klama" logically has a cu in
it (and a ku, a vau, a zo'u, etc).
--
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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