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On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 12:48:07PM +0100, Philip Newton wrote:
> If I want to say "I am grateful for my wife. She makes me happy.", can
> I say {mi ckire fi le speni be mi .iu .i ri gekygau mi} ?
> 
> That is, does the {ri} refer back to {mi} or to {le speni be mi}?

le speni.  ri ignores other pro-sumti.

-Robin

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