Re: [lojban] Re: shorthand for conversations

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

On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 01:57:41AM +0300, Cyril Slobin wrote:
> >> But in long conversation (imagine play text) the endless
> >> repeatition of all this "said" (lojban "cusku") quickly became
> >> boring.
> 
> > One approach is to attach "cu'e la .alis." to bridi.
> 
> As Adam noted, it is rather indirect quotation. And it works only
> with full bridi; you cannot shorten {la .alis. cusku lu .e'osai
> li'u} this way.

.e'asai sei cu'u la .alis.

would be read correctly by all be the most hostile of readers.

-Robin

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