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Subject: [jvsw] Definition Added At Word i'oi'a -- By bairyn
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In jbovlaste, the user bairyn has added a
definition of "i'oi'a" in the language "English".

New Data:

	Definition:
		merge block until (elidable) terminator.

	Notes:
		Analogous to Haskell GHC NondecreasingIndentation, for Lojban.  {i'oi'a} is like {i'oi}, but instead of attaching to the next {i}, attaches to the next terminator that corresponds to the preceding cmavo (which doesn't have to be explicitly present in the text; it can be an implied, elided terminator).  E.g.  «.i fu'e .i'oi'a .ui» makes {ui} last until the end of the current {fu'e}…{fu'o} block, without adding a new {fu'e}…{fu'o} block and having to add a duplicate terminator.  If you want to start a {fu'e}… block that only lasts until the next {fu'o}, without having to specify {fu'o} twice or more at the end, you can use {i'oi'a}.  This is like modifying the remainder of a block, instead of creating a new sub-block.  Note: «fu'e i'oi'a» is shorthand for «fu'e i'oi'a'o fu'o».  See {i'oi'a'o} for a more general version of this cmavo.  (Technically {i'oi'a} does add a sub-block, but it effectively merges it as though it didn't by making the terminator turn into two terminators.)

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