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While the word {{tp|pu}} sees near-universal usage as of the 2023 {{tok|[[Linku]]}} survey, some [[Tokiponists]] have criticized the book words.
Conflicts with Toki Pona's [[philosophy]] and [[grammar]] have also been perceived, from arguments about [[Minimalism|word count allocation]],<ref name="reasonable redefinition" /> to the words effectively functioning as {{w|proper noun}}s and not standard names. However, the book words have also been defended on these fronts. Regarding the word {{tp|pu}} in 2017, {{tok|[[jan Misali]]}} asserted that Toki Pona is "the sort of language that would have the goal of having as few words as possible but then add an extra word [[Joke words|as a joke]]."<ref>{{sect|Source:jan Misali's thoughts on words#pu|Source:{{tok|jan Misali}}'s thoughts on words#pu}}</ref>
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