I understand the use of {.a} here to mean "either one; it doesn't matter or I don't care". Why is this unhelpful? It happens in life all the time.
stevo
Yes of course, but Ian's example was simply demonstrating a case when such an answer is unacceptable, as it might be. The connective system can here be seen as a double-edged sword, really: we can use it to concisely say, "bring me either or both; I don't care," but in cases where the listener must select only one option from a list of alternatives, we are at a bit of a disadvantage. The natural, in-conversation solution involving {na'i} makes sense though, as Ian outlined.
.i mi'e la tsani mu'o
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