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Reply-To: Colin Fine <C.J.Fine@BRADFORD.AC.UK>
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From: Colin Fine <C.J.Fine@BRADFORD.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: responses to Jorge on fat gismu
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Jorge answers John:
+++++++>
> I think it is not an attitude, but rather a "ve cusku"; you may request by
> letter, or by "bacru"-ing, or by gesture.  "Form" is the more important
> concept.

If that is the case, wouldn't a {vecu'u} tag suffice? It doesn't seem to be
crucial to the concept. lojbab seemed to have in mind an attitude, though:
>+++++++

think the manner (ie method, form, not so much attitude) is an essential
part of the concept.

        Colin