Talk:everyday Lojban B01
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everyday Lojban B01 (Tiki thread #5834)
{.i} in dialogues
inego · 2006-05-11 23:02 UTC · Tiki post #5835 (reply to #5834)
Re: {.i} in dialogues
darves · 2006-05-12 12:28 UTC · Tiki post #5836 (reply to #5834)
I think so. Lojban protocol cares not how 'systematically' people create their sentences.
Even if You're writing a book it's advisable to put an {.i} where {ni'o} is not used -- after the title, before the tagline for example.Everyday Lojban B01
Anonymous · 2006-05-12 14:47 UTC · Tiki post #5837 (reply to #5834)
> {.i} in dialogues > Is {.i} absolutely necessary in dialogues, even when the speakers say only > one bridi at a time?
No, {.i} is a bridi seperator, so it's only needed between bridi. It's perfectly acceptable at the start of an utterance, and probably simpler just to include it always out of habit, but it's not required.
.i I sentence link
sentence link/continuation; continuing sentences on
same topic; normally elided for new speakers
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Java: write once, debug everywhere.Re: Everyday Lojban B01
darves · 2006-05-12 15:23 UTC · Tiki post #5838 (reply to #5834)
Everyday Lojban B01
JohnCowan · 2006-05-12 15:42 UTC · Tiki post #5839 (reply to #5834)
> Re: Everyday Lojban B01 > > No, {.i} is a bridi seperator, so it's only needed between bridi. > > But in the case of a conversation the whole discussion can be taken as one utterance, bridi coming after bridi; no?
Can be, but does not have to be. Either way works. You can use the .i if you want, or omit it if you want.
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