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Date: Tue Dec 17 10:09:06 1996
From: Nick Summers <nsummers@hutch.com.au>
Subject:      Re: BEGINNER'S QUESTION: internal sumti
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Florent wrote:

> it is sometimes impossible to render lojban easily in natural
> languages. I for myself feel that's the fun of it...

Absolutely. But you can't draw figures unless you know how the bones
work first.

> After this I intend to become a fluent speaker in a matter of months.

Yeah, right. Good luck!

> One month ago I could have said that in lojban. Sigh.
In one month's time I'll be able to say that in lojban. Sigh

Thanks for the reply, fellow tyro.

Nick