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Magic Words

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On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 09:34:42PM -0500, John Cowan wrote:
> wikidiscuss@lojban.org scripsit:
> > Re: Magic Words The red book claims that UI cmavo can't mark BU.
> > What's up with that?
>
> Because the bu has already been absorbed to produce the lerfu. So
> a bu .ui means I'm happy about the referent, not about the bu.

You mean happy about the lerfu formed by A+BU, but not the BU,
correct?

IOW, de-reference "referent", please.

-Robin