Re: [lojban] Dumb answers to good questions

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

Bob LeChevalier (lojbab) scripsit:

> OK, then bi'u/bi'unai is indeed the focus marker, since it marks the piece 
> of key information as being either new or old information.  Just marking it 
> says that it is key, of course.

I don't think so: consider "It was George who hit the (bi'u) man."

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