Re: [lojban] Letteral, letter words and symbols.

[And Rosta <arosta@uclan.ac.uk>]

Am I deluded through overhasting reading, or is this not what Jorge & John
were saying all along & you were disputing?

--And.

>>> <pycyn@aol.com> 03/04/02 02:43pm >>>
xorxes' comment that {abu} is not a name by itself struck a chord in my head. 
 In order to use any name referrentially, you have to precede it by {la}.  In 
order to use {abu} to refer to a character, you have to precede it by {me'o}. 
 So the cases is nicely parallel -- see also {pa} as the name of a number 
needs {li} .  But, it turns out that both can follow {la}.   So, if we want 
"names" for letterals or numerals outside of a mathematical context, we have 
them, too -- in just the right place.