Received: from spooler by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 16 Jul 98 22:51:55 +0000 Return-path: Received: from punt-11.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.34) by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 16 Jul 98 22:51:45 +0000 Received: from punt-1.mail.demon.net by mailstore for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk id 900361779:10:14977:12; Mon, 13 Jul 98 20:29:39 GMT Received: from listserv.cuny.edu ([128.228.100.10]) by punt-1.mail.demon.net id aa1115690; 13 Jul 98 20:29 GMT Received: from listserv (listserv.cuny.edu) by listserv.cuny.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <2.000229A4@listserv.cuny.edu>; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 16:29:47 -0400 Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:32:57 +0400 Reply-To: Cyril Slobin Sender: Lojban list From: Cyril Slobin Subject: Greetings and questions X-To: LOJBAN@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN Message-ID: <900361767.1115690.0@listserv.cuny.edu> X-PMFLAGS: 33554560 7 1 Y010B7.CNM Content-Length: 1063 Lines: 30 coi! rodo mi'e. kir. .i .ui mi di'a cmima lu'o do .y. .y. .y. .i .u'i do cusku ma? ba'o lenu do cusku zo coi (to'i .i'o la erik. bern. cusku dei toi) And, of course, I have Yet Another Beginners Question: Why in refgrammar and textbook etc. {su'o re} is always suggested as equivalent of plural? When I think about something plural, I have not "two or more" in mind, but rather "more than one". Therefore {za'u pa} is better for me. And what is more, {pa} is default here, so just {za'u} should work. {za'u prenu tavla fo la lojban.} is shorter than {su'o re prenu tavla fo la lojban.}, and express what we usually have in mind more direcly. Why it is never used in lojban teaching texts? Good luck! -- Cyril Slobin