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From: Goran Topic <topic@STUDENT.MATH.HR>
Subject:      Re: all the chinese whispers
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> > > {zilxru}: I meant {zil} to delete x1 of {xruti} - i.e. go from
> > > "x1 returns x2 to x3 from x4" to "z1=x2 returns to z2=x3 from z3=x4".
> > xorxes was right: zilxru *was* an abomnination.
>
> Well what are {zio} and {zil-} for, if not for cases exactly like
> these?

zi'o is exactly for cases like this. zil- is OK when it can be found in
the dict. I just couldn't figure it out. :) Anyway, xruti is changed,
and it's good.

co'o mi'e. goran.

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