Re: time distinctions

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John Cowan                                   cowan@ccil.org
"[O]n the whole I'd rather make love than shoot guns [...]"
        --Eric Raymond

On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, The Gray Wizard wrote:

> > From: John Cowan
> >
> > On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> >
> > > (Sorry for seeming like I'm spouting out about something I don't know...
> > > that's the trouble with knowing a language by "gut feeling" vs. a
> > > systematic study of grammar.)
> >
> > Sure.  If you're interested, grab Li & Thompson's _Mandarin Chinese:
> > A Functional Reference Grammar_, which gives a great treatment ofa
> > Chinese-as-spoken grammar.  It uses pinyin exclusively, which makes
> > it accessible to people who can't read Chinese (like me).
> >
> > The Lojban reference grammar is modeled after it.
>
>
> Speaking of which, is the hardcover edition of the Lojban RG still
> available.  I meant to ask Lojbab about this at the LogFest, but I got a
> panic call from my wife who couldn't get out of the garage (the spring had
> broken) and I had to leave abruptly.  I was perusing his copy while there
> and thought I really should have a copy for my library.
>
> David
> David E. Bell
> The Gray Wizard
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