From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Mon Feb 22 10:46:41 2010 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:46:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1NjdIj-0005zX-4T for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:46:41 -0800 Received: from mail-vw0-f53.google.com ([209.85.212.53]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1NjdIF-0005hW-Fr for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:46:16 -0800 Received: by vws17 with SMTP id 17so33652vws.40 for ; Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:46:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=HG4w6Va2hLL6Aa/m1msYuyzbDR8iXKMLzgG2JYfJ4lE=; b=E3Hy5vT+u81BtU3RxkXi6NbAJpx6YBFtFBx3WDGobiJPNLlbzON2nlk5fY6JY3KHma G5S0e2HXzCRMEBa+tLTl+wkBoyvsQ7i605AqclLaQGuLSIXFF73UB1f+O7A2gDyKNiwe 7GvB9B8rtq4EkWG8ZLLXuvugT4fmhdV6Es73c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=bKeYc6wlbyt6JtTKIC7lFKCJHrqFIRjKoPWTTSKH2bkXmGBnr8L5puxSm8g9yMNbNH RJ4n1BdC1htg3lLWY4gAzp0jxQLsbRWseZMS0CtNexfCEz1QRhqmUuo1pdfLSU0z+rN5 viBh+KChMAhBBi+1YzHfpgtme8K6EDgcyFjao= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.124.25 with SMTP id s25mr7896084vcr.8.1266864359247; Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:45:59 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:45:59 -0500 Message-ID: <5715b9301002221045h726fbcaeu36140fc1b3f3b4e0@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [lojban] before or after From: Luke Bergen To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00504501671f1c8e52048034d893 X-archive-position: 16994 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lukeabergen@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --00504501671f1c8e52048034d893 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I could swear that I've seen people use {pe'a} to say that the following word is figurative but I see in chapter 13 of The Book that it actually marks the *previous* word as figurative. This has come back to bite me a couple of times before with other words. Is there some good general rule to make it easier to remember when something modifies the following word vs the previous word? Are all of the selma'o at least consistent within themselves? (i.e. if one UI* marks the previous word do ALL UI* mark the previous word?) ki'e mi'e pafcribe --00504501671f1c8e52048034d893 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I could swear that I've seen people use {pe'a} to say that the foll= owing word is figurative but I see in chapter 13 of The Book that it actual= ly marks the previous=A0word as figurative. =A0This has come back to= bite me a couple of times before with other words. =A0Is there some good g= eneral rule to make it easier to remember when something modifies the follo= wing word vs the previous word? =A0Are all of the selma'o at least cons= istent within themselves? =A0(i.e. if one UI* marks the previous word do AL= L UI* mark the previous word?)

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