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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: example sentences
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Bruce Webber wrote:

> MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 2/25/2005 5:23:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>> mikevdg  via ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:
>>
>>> mi ba'o cikre la skami be mi (I'm tweaking my computer)
>>
>>
>> *le* skami
>
>
> Mikevdg,
>
> In addition to using "le" in place of "la", I don't think "be" is 
> correct. (I don't have the earlier messages in this thread; I 
> apologize if this has already been discussed.) The x2 place of skami 
> is the purpose of the computer, so "le skami be me" would be "the 
> computer for the purpose of me", which I don't think makes sense.
>
> Perhaps what you meant was "le skami pe mi" or, more succinctly, "le 
> mi skami".

Yes; I confused "be" with "pe" and I meant "le skami pe mi".

I'm also having trouble with confusing goi / go'i, co'a / co'e, ka'e / 
ki'e / ko'a / ku'i / ki'a :-). I'll get there.

Mikevdg.