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Re: [lojban] "act so that" without ko?
fre 2004-10-29 klockan 07:35 -0400 skrev John Cowan:
> Martin Norbäck scripsit:
>
> > I have always thought that the "ko" construct is a bit of a kludge. What
> > especially bugged me was the example in CLL "ko ko kurji". Why replace
> > both "do" with "ko"?
>
> Because it lets you express two meanings simultaneously:
>
> "Take care of yourself"
> "Be taken care of by yourself"
>
Yeah, it's a good thing Lojban doesn't discriminate against people with
dual personalities. :)
The "doi ko" suggestion is interesting though.
Regards,
Martin