[lojban-beginners] A few questions...

[Hal Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com>]

Just a few random questions.

1. Apparently people say {mi'e xal.} and not {mi'e la xal.} --
is that just because "la" is understood and can be dropped?
Do we ever omit it otherwise?

2. I can't find names for the planets. Surely we have them?

When I was a kid (at an old-fashioned school using old-
fashioned textbooks), stress was laid on the art of diagramming
sentences. It was thought to be a useful tool in explaining
English grammar. Most people thought of it as a cruel form of
punishment, but I secretly ate it up. (This is where conlangers
come from.) I thought it *really* clarified the way sentences
and grammar worked.  So...

3. Has anyone ever thought about coming up with a system for
diagramming Lojban utterances? Or would anyone be interested?


la xal.