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Well, an extremely simple example of something Lojban can do and English
can't, is to refer to a third person in a gender-neutral fashion:

ta nelci lo ta gerku

vs.

S/he likes his/her dog.

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Alex Private <alexpriv10@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to find some info on what the features of Lojban are, so
> far I've only found very few confusing and vague statements about the
> language.
>
> Could someone tell me what Lojban can do that English cannot and show
> an example so it's easy for me to understand?
>
> Thanks,
> Alex.
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Well, an extremely simple example of something Lojban can do and English ca=
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I&#39;m trying to find some info on what the features of Lojban are, so<br>
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language.<br>
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Could someone tell me what Lojban can do that English cannot and show<br>
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<br>
Thanks,<br>
Alex.<br>
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