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Re: Mini-lesson

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> (1) For the same reason you went to short-e as an example of the "e" sound,
> you need to change the example for "o." English speakers seeing that example
> will make it "ou," which you don't want.

It's not a problem, as "ou" is not a valid Lojban diphthong, unlike "ei".

> (2) Perhaps it's there and I missed it, but I'm still not quite sure of the
> definition of a sumti. Is it the _slot_, or the word/expression that fills
> the slot?

The slot filler.  The slot itself is called a "place".


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