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On Monday 25 June 2012 21:02:49 .arpis. wrote:
> {lo linsi} is a chain; {lo se linsi} is the material of the chain; {lo
> te linsi} is ... I don't really know.
>
> How would I translate "link".

How about "linsle"?

> Relatedly (in my head, at least), is there a consensus for how to
> count things in proper lojbanic style? e.g. one link, two links, three
> links...

Don't know about consensus, but "pa linsle re linsle ci linsle" is=20
grammatical. If you just say numbers, you have to put something between the=
m,=20
like "pa .i re .i ci". Otherwise you're saying a big number.

Pierre

--=20
La sal en el mar es m=E1s que en la sangre.
Le sel dans la mer est plus que dans le sang.

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