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From: Goran Topic <topic@STUDENT.MATH.HR>
Subject:      Re: PLI: brain fart metaphor
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> Yes, of course {brode} entails {brode}, {kafke} entails {kafke}. If
> you say {ti kafke} you're claiming that this is an eructation. If
> this is a mental aberration, then your description is metaphorical.
> But it is no business of the language to legislate the use of metaphor.
> Metaphor is an extralinguistic phenomenon. You may add pea(nai) if
> you wish to comment on your own usage, but there can be no obligation
> on you to do so.

ko tcidu loi zerenobi'ozecinomoi pinvlagri pe la'o skami. lojex.txt .skami

co'o mi'e. goran.