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Re: [lojban] [oz] sraku vs. te prina
On Monday, October 13, 2014 14:49:02 Gleki Arxokuna wrote:
> .i ku'i se ri'a lo nu la cìnfo cu se spàji kei lo jgàlu cu te prìna lo
> tìnci no da
> But, to the Lion's surprise, he could make no impression on the tin
>
> Wouldn't {sraku gasnu} be better here?
"unlike kakpa, sraku does not imply material is removed". I think the
impression one would expect to make in tin sheet is deformation, rather than
removal of material. I'd keep "prina".
Pierre
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