WikiDiscuss

On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 10:56:50PM -0400, Rob Speer wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 12:53:16PM -0700, wikidiscuss@lojban.org wrote:
> > Re: BPFK Section: Anaphoric Pro-sumti
> > I just had a really good idea, if I do say so myself.
> >
> > vo'a == vo'a xi pa == outermost; increasing numbers work inward.
> > vo'a xi no == current, decreasing numbers work outward.
> >
> > This saves us from the rather less pleasant "le nei", and
> > friends.
>
> I'm confused what you mean on two counts:
>
> * Does that mean that the x1 of the next outer bridi ("le no'a" is
> what I think I'd call it) is "vo'a xi ni'u pa"?

Either is fine, but yes.

> * How in the world is "vo'a xi no" more pleasant than "le nei"?

It's not, but no-one knows whether, in

mi broda le nu do brode le nei

"le nei" == "mi" or "do".

-Robin

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