Re: comments on CONN.TXT

[Jorge Llambias <jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU>]

la paulos cusku di'e

> Jorge, are you saying that {ko} is a shorthand for {do e'o}?

Yes, or for {do ei}, or {do e'u}, etc. {ko} is not so explicit as to
the nature of the command.

> If so,
> isn't it redundant to say "e'osai ko sarji la lojban."?

Yes, but that doesn't mean that it's wrong. "e'osai do sarji la lojban"
would also be a request.

> (Hmm, insisting so fervorously is perhaps not bad :-)

Right, it can be seen as a more emphatic form.

Jorge