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Re: [lojban] will you help me understand BAhE+BU?



2011/1/13 Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 11:40 PM, .alyn.post.
> <alyn.post@lodockikumazvati.org> wrote:
>>
>>  What does BAhE+BU do?
> [...]
>>  The phrases describing {ba'e} are quite
>> unclear to me, and they seem a bit contradictory (which could be
>> because the phrases are coming from documents with different
>> opinions on the matter.)
>
> Exactly. There are two options for BAhE BU, both can be defended, and
> until we have an grammar there is no definitive official answer.
> (According to the current PEG it appears to be an emphasized BU, not a
> converted BAhE.)
>
> mu'o mi'e xorxes
>
  ...although ISTM that a symbol meaning "ba'e" (i.e. a ba'ebu) might
be a more (ba'e) useful thing to have in the language than an
emphasized bu.  I'm still mystified by the meaning of ba'e pe'a,
personally...
             --gejyspa

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