[lojban] Re: la'e di'u (was: experimental cmavo in lojgloss.)

["Chris Capel" <pdf23ds@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 07:54, Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Chris Capel <pdf23ds@gmail.com> wrote:
>>Given that the
>> ambiguity of la'e could stand to be fixed, would we rather add
>> variations on la'e, or single-cmavo variations on la'e di'u?
>
> What ambiguity do you have in mind?

I was referring to the wiki page on the topic that I can't now find.
But I believe you know which one. Is it now gone? Anyway, the central
point is that the "dereferencing" concept comes in many flavors, and
the distinction between flavors is sometimes important, and la'e
doesn't give you any power to distinguish.

Chris Capel
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