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Re: [lojban] An X is an X



On Friday 24 January 2003 18:29, John Cowan wrote:
> 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.

Boys will be boys...

phma