[lojban-beginners] Re: Everyone should speak lojban?

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 12:07:01PM -0800, Tasci wrote:
> Adam COOPER wrote:
> >On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:49:44 -0800, Tasci
> ><pubsynx7hye@pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> >Maybe you could get away with {.e'u cai ro ko tavla fo la
> >lojban.} in which the attitudinal softens the bridi from a
> >command to a suggestion.
> 
> Thanks, that's just perfect!  Easy on the ears and the tongue.
> Although I might leave off cai, if that isn't too much of a loss
> in emphasis?

It's not.  You could also use "sai".  "cai" is pretty ridiculously
intense.

-Robin

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