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On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 02:20:12PM -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.
> 
> No need to use "du". I was rather thinking of something along the
> lines of "xu do me la jordis poi fanva la abiUORD.", but just
> without the jordi.

There needs to be *some* sumti after the "me".  Or you could just
use "xu do fanva la abiUORD".

-Robin

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