[lojban] Re: experiments in COI, was Re: gratuitous use of kem

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 1/7/08, mungojelly@ixkey.info <mungojelly@ixkey.info> wrote:
> Quoting Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:
>
> >> mu'o mi'e doi bret.
> >
> > Does {mi'e doi bret} mean you're talking to yourself?
>
> Well, it's my impression that "mi'e" always addresses oneself,

{mi'e} identifies the speaker/writer, while {doi} identifies the
one being addressed.

> and
> that all of the COI have an elidable "doi", is that not correct?

A string of COIs can be completed with a {doi}. But if the string
ends in {mi'e}, you would be identifying the addressee with the
addresser.

> I
> like the sound of "mi'e doi cmene" without the pause after "mi'e"--
> often those pauses sound good to me, but in the case of a signature I
> often feel like I prefer a more flowing sound.

You can use {mi'e la bret}.

> mu'o doi do mi'e la bret.   -- wait, p.s., do you need a pause before
> the "la", there??

No pause is needed before {la}.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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