Re: [lojban] An X is an X

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

Pierre Abbat scripsit:

> "an X is an X" (count noun) or "X is X" (mass noun) is an idiom; in Lojban 
> it's a tautology. How should the idiom be rendered in Lojban?

And when you've solved that problem, tackle this one:

	In old Australia/Wales/Montana, men were men and sheep were nervous.


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