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On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 11:02:09AM -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> Jorge Llamb?as scripsit:
> 
> > What was the reason {jo'i} is not in VUhU?
> 
> Because it is designed for specifying vectors or tuples.  "pi'e"
> should not be used for this purpose.

That's good to know, and implies that (for example) we should be using
jo'i for times and dates in most cases, but it doesn't actually answer
the question.

-Robin

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