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On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 03:20:55AM -0700, jordi mas wrote:
> > The only other way I can think of off the top of my head to ask
> > the second question is "xu do me la jordis poi fanva la
> > abiUORD.".
> 
> Looks correct. Might you please use the top of your head again,
> but this time without using the word "la jordis", which was
> already understood from context?

I can't think of a way to use "du" without "la jordis" that wouldn't
be stylistically ludicrous, at best.

-Robin

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