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Re: [bpfk] {e'i} in usage and in the wiki





On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Alex Burka <durka42@gmail.com> wrote:
Er, how is this not redundant to {.ei}? {.ei mi cliva} is what I've always said for that example.

They are similar, yes. The main difference is that with ".e'i" the speaker is the source of authority, whereas with ".ei" it's just how the speaker feels things ought to be. With first person actions the difference can be very subtle, but with second or third person it's more clear: "ei" is "this ought to happen", whereas ".e'i" is "let this happen, make this happen". "ei gusni" "there ought to be light (but there's nothing I can do about it)" "e'i gusni" "let there be light (I command that it be so)".

mu'o mi'e xorxes
 

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