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Robin Lee Powell wrote:

>On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 02:12:01PM -0700, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
>  
>
>>--- Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 09:54:48PM +0100, Zefram wrote:
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I'd favour {xu do cusku bau la lojban} or {xu do tavla fo la
>>>>lojban}, depending on context.
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>I don't like either of those, because they are asking about
>>>actuality and not capability (at least by default).  They'd both be
>>>fine with ka'e, though.
>>>      
>>>
>>Presumably the person asking that question is interested in actual
>>speakers, not potential ones. They don't need to be speaking in lojban
>>right now, but they do need to be actual (ca'a) speakers.
>>    
>>
>
>I apparently don't understand ka'e and ca'a.
>
>My point was that I didn't want to ask "xu do ca ca'a cusku bau la
>lojban".
>  
>

Here's where the difference between cusku bau and bangu arises. You 
don't want ro prenu poi ca bau cusku, but you do want ro prenu poi ca 
selbangu.


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