Return-path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on chain.digitalkingdom.org Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:39:04 -0800 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([192.168.123.127]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PYNNX-0008Ji-4Q; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:37:36 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:36:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PYNMN-0008Jc-UE for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:36:24 -0800 Received: from earth.ccil.org ([192.190.237.11]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PYNMH-0008JT-8d for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:36:23 -0800 Received: from cowan by earth.ccil.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PYNMF-0002Nt-O1 for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:36:15 -0500 Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:36:15 -0500 From: John Cowan To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Emperor Message-ID: <20101230183615.GA11858@mercury.ccil.org> References: <871979.97681.qm@web88007.mail.re2.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: cowan@mercury.ccil.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 646 Lines: 18 Remo Dentato scripsit: > So, if an "empire" is a "domain of many countries", an "emperor" > should be a "governor of many countries". This is the "broccoli" = "green-tree-vegetable" fallacy again. The Emperor of Japan is a ruler of only one country, whereas the Queen of the U.K. is a ruler of 21 countries. There's no way you're going to get these definitions to match reality exactly. -- They tried to pierce your heart John Cowan with a Morgul-knife that remains in the http://www.ccil.org/~cowan wound. If they had succeeded, you would become a wraith under the domination of the Dark Lord. --Gandalf