Return-Path: <@FINHUTC.HUT.FI:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET> Received: from FINHUTC.hut.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #14) id m0p22V8-0000PaC; Tue, 23 Nov 93 20:30 EET Message-Id: Received: from FINHUTC.HUT.FI by FINHUTC.hut.fi (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.2MX) with BSMTP id 0539; Tue, 23 Nov 93 20:30:31 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin MAILER@SEARN) by FINHUTC.HUT.FI (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 0538; Tue, 23 Nov 1993 20:30:30 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 6228; Tue, 23 Nov 1993 19:29:37 +0100 Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 13:26:53 -0500 Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: Re: proposal for new member of SE X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Veijo Vilva In-Reply-To: <199311231508.AA26781@access.digex.net> from "ucleaar" at Nov 23, 93 02:38:50 pm Content-Length: 789 Lines: 22 mi pu cusku di'e > > Well, you do need "several SE", but only two FA are required: > > > > fu le karce cu klama fa mi la bastn. la .atlantas. le dargu > > > > thanks to the "FA-suppletion" rules, which say that an un-FA'ed place falls > > into the numerically next place not yet filled. la .and. cusku di'e > How's this? I'd thought that to get 51234 with FA you just need "fu" on > the first sumti. Why not? [I don't know why I originally said you need > several FA.] Well, no. The FA-rules don't know how many places the selbri has, so omitting "fa" from the example above puts the four following sumti into the (meaningless) x6, x7, x8, and x9 places. -- John Cowan sharing account for now e'osai ko sarji la lojban.