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 ## Proposal 2 ## Proposal 2
  
-Schematic, with each correlative being predictable from its meaning by a combination of two words, along the lines of Esperanto's system. For example, all of the interrogatives would start with the word //vilk//, and all correlatives about location end with //sted//, so "where" would be //vilk sted// or literally "which place".+Schematic, with each correlative being predictable from its meaning by a combination of two words, along the lines of Esperanto's system. For example, all of the interrogatives would start with the word __vilk__, and all correlatives about location end with __sted__, so _where_ would be __vilk sted__ or literally _which place_.
  
  
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 ## Proposal 3 ## Proposal 3
  
-Schematic, with all of the correlatives predicable from their function, but more reflective of the reference langs. This is possible due to some schematic-ness already existing for historical reasons. For example, in English, most interrogatives start wh- and most definites start with th-. Some locatives end in -ere, and some correlatives about things end in -at. This accurately predicts "what", "that", "where", and "there" (at least orthographically). A similar pattern exists in other Germanic languages.+Schematic, with all of the correlatives predicable from their function, but more reflective of the reference langs. This is possible due to some schematic-ness already existing for historical reasons. For example, in English, most interrogatives start _wh-and most definites start with _th-_. Some locatives end in -ere, and some correlatives about things end in _-at_. This accurately predicts _"what"__"that"__"where"_, and _"there"(at least orthographically). A similar pattern exists in other Germanic languages.
  
  
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 ### Disadvantages ### Disadvantages
  
-- The system is not perfectly followed in the reference languages ("here" and "this" cannot be predicted, for example), so there would still need to be some degree of irregularity and/or change from the reference languages.+- The system is not perfectly followed in the reference languages (_"here"and _"this"cannot be predicted, for example), so there would still need to be some degree of irregularity and/or change from the reference languages.
  
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