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Discussion of "axlte"
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Comment #4: Re: ajolote
Jorge Llambias (Sat Mar 13 16:15:32 2010)

tijlan wrote:
>
> "species" and "breed" are quite a significant difference: reproduction
> cannot occur between different species, but it can between different
> breeds. It would be reasonable to not be ambiguous about which rank you
> mean when you add one of these sumti. That is to say that
"species/breed"
> as an x2 is inadequate.

Every single animal gismu has a "species/breed x2" place (the only
exception is perhaps "remna", if we consider it an animal gismu). It is
only reasonable to maintain this regularity for animal fu'ivla.

Comment #5: Re: ajolote
Leo Molas (Sat Mar 13 16:42:00 2010)

xorxes wrote:
> tijlan wrote:
> >
> > "species" and "breed" are quite a significant difference: reproduction
> > cannot occur between different species, but it can between different
> > breeds. It would be reasonable to not be ambiguous about which rank
you
> > mean when you add one of these sumti. That is to say that
> "species/breed"
> > as an x2 is inadequate.
>
> Every single animal gismu has a "species/breed x2" place (the only
> exception is perhaps "remna", if we consider it an animal gismu). It is
> only reasonable to maintain this regularity for animal fu'ivla.
>


well... I'm changing my spanish definition and voting my english
definition, and natural selection will select the best.

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