Return-Path: Received: from fiport.funet.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0rbxCI-00001oC; Tue, 7 Feb 95 23:11 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (MAILER@SEARN) by FIPORT.FUNET.FI (PMDF V4.3-13 #2494) id <01HMS5SKSB40002GJI@FIPORT.FUNET.FI>; Tue, 07 Feb 1995 21:07:25 +0200 (EET) Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 8952; Tue, 7 Feb 1995 22:08:18 +0100 Date: Tue, 07 Feb 1995 16:10:23 -0500 (EST) From: jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU Subject: Re: jorne Sender: Lojban list To: Veijo Vilva Reply-to: jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU Message-id: <01HMS5SKTIG2002GJI@FIPORT.FUNET.FI> X-Envelope-to: veion@XIRON.PC.HELSINKI.FI Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu Content-Length: 669 Lines: 17 la lojbab di'e spusku la and > >Me too. Incidentally, I think {zmanei}, used recently, I > >noticed, by both me & Iain, is better than {neirmau}, since > >you basically want the place structure of nelci rather than > >zmadu, & dikyjvo/jvajvo rules say the last rafsi is primary > >determinant of place structure. I think. > > One reasson why I don't buy them. I like comparatives in final position. > It sounds better. I don't care what the "rules" say this means the place > structure should be. For comparatives (e.g. "nicer") -mau does go in final position, but "prefer" is not a comparative. At least it is not a comparison between the x1 and the x2. Jorge