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Discussion of "timno"
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Comment #5: Re: why timne has the same four-letter rafsi
Wang Jian (Sat Sep 30 06:36:01 2017)

lakanro wrote:
> krtisfranks wrote:
> > gleki wrote:
> > > lakanro wrote:
> > > > it's so bad
> > >
> > >
> > > but luckily it seems to be downvoted by the author 'emselves.
> >
> > Also luckily: The words are the same. I am of the opinion that any two
> > gismu which are in similarity conflict with one another (under the
> > condition that the conflict does not involve the letters "b", "p", "f",

> or
> > "v" or - separately - "z", "s", "c", or "j"!) are the same word for all

> > purposes whatsoever except the assignment of short rafsi (which
> preferences
> > the canonical form) and a few other technical details, and thus must
have
>
> > exactly the same (essentially singular) meaning. This pair satisfy
these
> > properties and none of the exceptions apply, so we are all good.
>
> i don't think so,they are so difficult, we can only choose one of them.


not "difficult", it's "different"

Comment #6: Re: why timne has the same four-letter rafsi
Curtis W Franks (Sun Oct 1 00:19:14 2017)

lakanro wrote:
> > i don't think so,they are so difficult, we can only choose one of them.
>
>
> not "difficult", it's "different"


Oh, for some reason, when I looked last time, both terms pulled up the same
page. But now, when I do it, I see that they are in fact different. So,
everything that I said is totally wrong and should be ignored; you are
right.

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