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Re: lojban recordings



In message  <9509160625.aa26866@punt3.demon.co.uk> jorge@phyast.pitt.edu writes:
> Also, it would be nice to have a more gracious way of replying
> to "thank you" than "mhm". Of course, it has to be somewhat
> idiomatic, but I still haven't found a nice way to do it.

Most languages use "please" as a response to "thank you",
but I think

 fi'i      COI      hospitality
 vocative: hospitality - inhospitality; you are welcome/ make yourself at home

is intended to serve this purpose.
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Iain Alexander                    ia@stryx.demon.co.uk
                    I.Alexander@bra0125.wins.icl.co.uk