Re: [lojban] UI affecting the previous word

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 02:44:58PM -0400, Luke Bergen wrote:
> Does anyone know why the decision was made to make UI modify the
> preceding word instead of the followimg word like so many other
> constructs do?  Seems like if UI did that then the problem could
> be solved by doing "doi alyn xuku do klama"

As far as I know *only* ba'e works like that; what do you mean by
"so many other constructs"?

As for why it was done that way, I have absolutely no idea, ask Bob.
:)

For me it seems *far* more natural in almost all cases.  Most
attitudinals (.ui, .u'u, .e'e, etc) are afterthought to me.  I only
have trouble with {xu} these days, I think?  I used to have trouble
with {po'o}, but only because in *English* I say "I have only one
book".

-Robin

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