From cowan@xxxxx.xxxx.xxxx Tue Feb 23 07:14:40 1999 X-Digest-Num: 72 Message-ID: <44114.72.418.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:14:40 -0500 From: John Cowan So it is never illogical (but somewhat ambiguous) in Chinese. I know > that it is definitely illogical in Lojban (since you've used {lo}), > though. But what about {da poi nanmu zo'u da ninmu} ? Since there are no scope issues in this sentence, it means the same as "lo nanmu cu ninmu", namely, there is at least one man who is a woman. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)