From LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET  Sat Mar  6 22:46:01 2010
Reply-To: Don Wiggins <dwiggins@BFSEC.BT.CO.UK>
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Date: Mon Dec 11 09:04:38 1995
From: Don Wiggins <dwiggins@BFSEC.BT.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: PLI: length vs longness
To: John Cowan <cowan@LOCKE.CCIL.ORG>
Status: OR
X-From-Space-Date: Mon Dec 11 09:04:38 1995
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>    lo temci be lenu do cliva cu clani

I have come across this problem as well.  I was thinking about "How long have
you lived here?"

    .i ma temci leco'anu do vi xabju le cabna

This seems very heavy-handed to me.  Any suggestions?

Similiarly, "How long will you stay?"

    .i ma temci le cabna leco'unu do stali

co'omi'e dn.