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<DIV><SPAN class=954101612-05102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>That's
just because we're puny humans with a limited stack size :)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=954101612-05102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In
Lojban, the two are equivalent (as far as I know), and it's a matter of style
whether you stick arguments "higher" than x1 on the left or the right of the
selbri.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=954101612-05102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>mu'o
mi'e .filip.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
lojban-beginners-bounce@chain.digitalkingdom.org
[mailto:lojban-beginners-bounce@chain.digitalkingdom.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Naomi K<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 05, 2005 11:19 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [SPAM Verdacht] -
[lojban-beginners] Re: Question - Bayesian Filter detected
spam<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I think it's better if you phrase it <BR>.i mi nelci
lenu do dunda mi le mlatu <BR>I like it that you gave me the cat <BR><BR>It
makes much more sense than <BR>.i mi lenu do dunda mi le mlatu kei cu nelci
<BR>I (you gave me the cat) like <BR><BR>I sounds a bit scrambled to the
listener/reader. It is much easier on the brain if you put the subject first
("I like" - the main purpose of the sentence is to express your feelings (I
think)). But to each his own ;-)<BR><BR>mi'e nei,omis.<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/5/05, <B class=gmail_sendername>Jessica</B>
<<A
href="mailto:j.shewellbrockway@virgin.net";>j.shewellbrockway@virgin.net</A>>
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Arnold wrote:<BR><BR>>On 10/4/05, Jessica <<A
href="mailto:j.shewellbrockway@virgin.net";>j.shewellbrockway@virgin.net</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>>>Thank you. So it would be 'lenu dunda
kei', or to put it in context: <BR>>><BR>>>.i mi lenu do dunda
mi le mlatu kei cu nelci<BR>>><BR>>>'I like (the fact) that you
give me the cat.'<BR>>><BR>>>Is that
right?<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>><BR>>Pretty close. "le
nu" means "the event of" and "le du'u" means "the<BR>>fact that". But
what you said works.
-epkat<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>But if you said 'I
like it that you give me the cat,' you would be <BR>talking about the event
rather than the fact, so the error was in my<BR>English rather than my
lojban (.u'i).<BR><BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>fe'omi'e
JEsikas.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>