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RE: [lojban] za'e "postnex"

At 01:33 PM 1/23/03 +0000, you wrote:

> >Not in Standard Lojban
>
> You just need to be creative
>
> [text] .i ro ibu zo'u go'i/la'edi'u
> or
> [text with no .i on the end] vau to ro ibu zo'u

Both are elegant but in different ways (which could be discussed on
Jboske) they both require glorking to get from what they actually say
to the intended meaning, whereas ordinary prenexes don't.
It may require some conventions (grammatical scope being undefined for afterthought structures). But predefined conventions are good, even when unofficial, in that they eliminate the need to glork from context. (this is not to say that >I< will always approve of them). 

lojbab

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