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Decisions & Questions



Upon reflection, I've decided that "e" for "and" is a bad idea.  I 
think I'll go back to "kay".  For "or", I can't use "aw," because 
that is now the imperative ending.  I actually think that "kor" would 
be the way to go here.  

Other short words should not interfere with roots.  That is, I 
decided that too many borrowable roots begin with "al," so I started 
using "Ad" for to, towards.  Now I'm thinking that too many roots 
begin with "ad" for that to be optimum.  We could go with 
English "tu," or German "tsu" or even "nak"   (Me iras nak la domo) 
But nak is a little uneuphonius, if that's a word.  It needs to be 
able to combine with other prepositions, because T doesn't use 
the 'motion towards' accusative form.  "Tsu" is also a little weird 
looking, and, come to think of it, we could just go with "zu" - a 
spelling borrowing rather than a sound borrowing.   Me iras zu la 
domo.  Me iras zu dan la domo.  I like it.

Same goes for Eo "el", meaning out of or from.  Possibilities are 
keeping el, or using ex (esh)or using eks, or Russian "iz", or 
squeezing two roots together and making it "del".  I'm actually 
inclined towards "del".

Have to keep in mind that I'm trying to minimize the possiblity of 
misleading things like 'sukero,' not eliminate them entirely.  That, 
I'm sure, would warp T way too much.

I await reactions.  It's lonely in here.