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From: rharmsen@knoware.nl (Ruud Harmsen)
Subject: Re: phonetic Esperanto (Re: languages with phonetic alphabets?)
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In article <D6M0F8.9As@indirect.com> stevemac@bud.indirect.com (Pascal MacProgrammer) writes:

>   I don't think the verb "esti" needs to become irregular in order to 
>become shorter; it just needs a shorter synonym or alternative.  Possibly 
>"sti", or even "i".  The longer form would still be around for literary 
>use, or for emphasis in speech, while shorter words like "stas, stis, 
>stos" or "as, is, os" could be used when the verb "to be" is just a 
>mortar word in among the brick words.

Mi as samopinihavanta!
Ne, plimalonge: mi samopinias!
