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pc:
> We are agreed more or less that the "unless"
> component needs marking off, but are of different
> minds about how strong that mark need be. I
> think we agree that full world- constructing
> {da'i} is stronger than needed, xorxes wants it
> stronger than I think is necessary. I would now
> go with just the distinguishing mark of "but"
> over "and," {ku'i} — expanding its meaning
> somewhat, to be sure.

I think that's a good idea. Let's see how it
would work:

mi'o klama ija ku'i carvi
We go, or, in contrast, it rains.
We go unless it rains.

This will also allow us to reverse the order:

ga ku'i carvi gi mi'o klama
Either, in contrast, it rains, or we go.
Unless it rains, we go.

This suggests that {ge ku'i ... gi ...} can also be used
as a general "even though":

ge ku'i carvi gi mi'o klama
Both, in contrast, it rains, and we go.
Even though it rains, we go.

(Of course we also have {seki'unai}, {semu'inai}, {seri'anai},
{seni'inai} for this.)

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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