Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 12:35:46 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] Does the argument limit lead to half-ass words?
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On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 9:55:06 AM UTC-4, Michael Turniansky wrote:
>
>    Just want to make sure, TR NS, that you are not under the impression 
> that selbri can't have more than 5 places, or that is no way of referencing 
> to the >5th places or switching them.  They can, and we can, respectively.
>

Thanks. My impression is the gismu are kept at 5 or less (with possible 
rare exception) because referencing and switching places >5 is more 
verbose. But I've only gleaned that from online conversation. I've read 
most of CLL and don't recollect reading how to do it. Where did I miss it?

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 9:55:06 AM UTC-4, Mi=
chael Turniansky wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0=
;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;"><div di=
r=3D"ltr">&nbsp; &nbsp;Just want to make sure, TR NS, that you are not unde=
r the impression that selbri can't have more than 5 places, or that is no w=
ay of referencing to the &gt;5th places or switching them.&nbsp; They can, =
and we can, respectively.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thanks. My =
impression is the gismu are kept at 5 or less (with possible rare exception=
) because referencing and switching places &gt;5 is more verbose. But I've =
only gleaned that from online conversation. I've read most of CLL and don't=
 recollect reading how to do it. Where did I miss it?</div><div><br></div><=
/div>

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