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[lojban] Re: y: what is it good for?
Robin Lee Powell wrote:
>On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 08:39:17PM +0100, Zefram wrote:
>> I think the cleanest way to handle "y" is to treat it as an erase word
>> that erases nothing.
>
>That's the same thing as treating it as a pause/space, isn't it?
No. A pause can't be quoted with "zo". A pause isn't a word.
>Not a special case? How is an erase word that doesn't erase anything
>not a special case?
It's exactly as special as the other erasure words. Among the
erasure words its difference from the others is exactly the same
type of difference they have from each other: how much they erase.
Erasing nothing is a unique meaning, but every cmavo has a unique meaning.
It's not-a-special-case in the sense that no mechanisms are required
solely to support it. It's just part of the erasure system.
-zefram