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Re: responses to Jorge on fat gismu



la djan cusku di'e

> > cpedu     cpe      request
> > x1 requests/asks/petitions/solicits for x2 of/from x3 in manner/form x4
> > [also demand (= mi'ecpe)];

> I think it is not an attitude, but rather a "ve cusku"; you may request by
> letter, or by "bacru"-ing, or by gesture.  "Form" is the more important
> concept.

If that is the case, wouldn't a {vecu'u} tag suffice? It doesn't seem to be
crucial to the concept. lojbab seemed to have in mind an attitude, though:

> > > Note also that cpedu has an x4 manner, whereas the manner is implicit in
> > > pikci (respectful, supplicant)

> In addition, the word "manner" is ambiguous in English:

Indeed. The more reason not to use it in a definition.

Jorge