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Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:43:47 -0700
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Subject: Re: [lojban] multiple choice questions
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From: Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>

On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 06:53:38AM -0500, Richard Todd wrote:
> Jorge Llambias wrote:
> 
> > >Any thoughts? Is one allowed to attach a (poi) clause to the (ma)
> > >placeholder?
> > 
> > Yes, ma is like any other sumti in that respect. But I'm not sure
> > that would work. What would you put in the {poi} clause?
> 
> mi pensi di'e
> .i do djica ma poi cmima lo birje ce lo vanju
> (you want what, which is a member of the set composed of beer and wine?)
> 
> .i xu do nelci di'u 

That's a great solution, IMO. Very lojbanic.

-Robin

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http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ BTW, I'm male, honest.
le datni cu djica le nu zifre .iku'i .oi le so'e datni cu to'e te pilno
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