Re: going without "without"

Irina Rempt-Drijfhout wrote:

> Right; sorry if it wasn't clear that I wasn't talking about English
> grammar when explaining a Valdyan construction.
Sorry, I had lost the context at that point.

> I like "the John"! Is the article only for case marking, or is it
> always used (except when talking *to* John, I presume)?
Lojban has several name articles, some for reference, some for
direct address.  Bare names are almost nonexistent, although they can
be used as standalone utterances like "John" in reply to
"Who goes there?"

--
        John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan      cowan@ccil.org
Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis um dies! / Schliesst euer Aug vor heiliger Schau,
Denn er genoss vom Honig-Tau / Und trank die Milch vom Paradies.
                        -- Coleridge / Politzer