[lojban-beginners] Re: POM: set the course as I said

["Turniansky, Michael" <MICHAEL.A.TURNIANSKY@saic.com>]

Pierre asks:

>>
>> JARL THON
>>
>> doi noltruti'u e'unai lei ri'opre ba kavbu do
>>
>> SUPER: Princess! the Green Men will take you!
>>
>> O Princess (warning) the mass-called green-persons will capture you

>What's the difference between {e'unai} and {o'i}?

  I think Cortesi is right here.  o'i/o'inai scale it seems to me refers
to how circumspect you are in speakihg, You might use it when suggesting
to a muscular fellow that his hairpiece is on crooked, or when stating
something you are not certain of -- "The should be back on soon, I
think" (or my first sentence, for that matter).  e'u/e'unai are for
ko-type sentences, expressing either timidity or forcefulness in your
command, respetively.

                         --gejyspa