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Tense sumtcita as of 16 Jun 2005

In BPFK Section: Tense sumtcita as of 16 Jun 2005, the examples of di'o do not match the place structure of diklo. E-mail from Yanis Batura:

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 The definition and the examples seem very dubious for me, because {diklo} is
 defined as "x1 is local to x2; x1 is confined to locus x2 within range x3".
 {di'o} marks x1 of {diklo}, i. e. something that is local or confined to a
 locus. So {broda di'o da} means that there is / happens {broda} such that
 {da} is confined to its locus. Consider the example {mi se jibri le sampla
 di'o la ibubymym}. If {la ibumbum} is x1 of {diklo}, then {la ibumbum} is
 confined to a locus of where the person works with software. The sentence
 actually means that the whole IBM is local to where the person works with
 software! That is something different from "I work with software at IBM"...

 I hope you got my English.

 mi'e .ianis

Possible actions:

1. Rule that all usages of "di'o" is in error, and replace real examples with (correct) made-up ones.
2. Devise a lujvo that fits the place structure of "di'o" as it is actually used.

arj (the original shepherd of the section) recommends alternative #1, as there are a handful of spatial tenses that could easily replace the use of "di'o" as intended.