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Subject: [lojban-beginners] getting my head about place structures
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Hi, 
 
I'm trying to get my head around place structures. I understand them 
in principle, but wouldn't mind being able to see them in action 
before I have picked up the general language. 
 
One thing that has helped me pick up some Chinese grammar was 
listening to Chinese speak 'Chinglish' which is pretty much Chinese 
grammar with English words substituted in. 
 
Would it be possible to get hold of some lojban text with familiar 
English words substituted for the lojban words? 
 
Possibly a dictionary-substitution-based machine translation. I read a 
good deal of machine-translated Chinese anyway, so I am quite used to 
it ;-) 
 
regards, 
Glenn Alexander