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From: jexOm. <jexOm@free.fr>
Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: Articles to Refer to Words Themselves
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:29:09 +0200
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coi travis .i mi'e jexOm.

Le 13 juil. 04, =E0 02:25, Travis Garris a =E9crit :

> I'm baffled as to which articles, or abstractions, I would use to=20
> specify a word itself, and not its meaning.  For example, "Bye is a=20
> short form of goodbye."  The example I was using at the time was {vol=20=

> rafsi volfi}.  That starts to look like a tanru, so I tried to put=20
> something in to break up rafsi and volfi.  Only think I could come up=20=

> with is {vol rafsi zo volfi}.  That borrows from (now optional)=20
> English grammar rules.  I'm sure it gets the point across, but I'm=20
> sure there is a better way to do it.
>
> Ideas?
>

As for your first try, istead of {vol rafsi volfi}, it should be {vol=20
cu rafsi vofli}. {cu} indicates when the selbri starts.
But, you need to use a quotation in order to tell that you are speaking=20=

of the words. So, it would give: {zo vol cu rafsi zo vofli}.

co'o

> Travis Garris

J=E9r=F4me Desquilbet

> Durham, NC, US

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