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[173.13.139.236]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e6si7973414pbt.1.2012.03.16.21.12.04 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:12:04 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: best guess record for domain of rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org designates 173.13.139.236 as permitted sender) client-ip=173.13.139.236; Received: from rlpowell by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1S8kzr-0004JE-Ow for lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com; Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:12:03 -0700 Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:12:03 -0700 From: Robin Lee Powell To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] Major flaw in Lojban ! (was:Pivotal sentences in Pandunia. How to express them in Lojban ?) 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Content preview: On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:05:32PM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote: > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Robin Lee Powell < > rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 04:57:58PM -0700, Lindar wrote: > > > UI is not a replacement for whole phrases. 《.au mi > > > sipna》means 《mi sipna》 and you feel desire about it. 《.e'o > > > rinsa》 means 《rinsa》 and you're suggesting something by it. > > > > That is not currently the case in the language, as you are well > > aware, given your note at the end of > > http://www.lojban.org/tiki/BPFK%20Section:%20Irrealis%20Attitudinals > > > > {.au mi sipna} most definitely does *not* currently assert {mi > > sipna}. > > > > -Robin > > > > My understanding of that note means that it could mean any > combination of "I desire that I sleep." and "I'm sleeping, about > which I feel desire." > > Personally, I don't see much use for the second interpretation, > but based on the note, it's a valid one. [...] Content analysis details: (0.3 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature 0.3 PLING_QUERY Subject has exclamation mark and question mark On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:05:32PM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote: > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Robin Lee Powell < > rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote: >=20 > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 04:57:58PM -0700, Lindar wrote: > > > UI is not a replacement for whole phrases. =E3=80=8A.au mi > > > sipna=E3=80=8Bmeans =E3=80=8Ami sipna=E3=80=8B and you feel desire ab= out it. =E3=80=8A.e'o > > > rinsa=E3=80=8B means =E3=80=8Arinsa=E3=80=8B and you're suggesting so= mething by it. > > > > That is not currently the case in the language, as you are well > > aware, given your note at the end of > > http://www.lojban.org/tiki/BPFK%20Section:%20Irrealis%20Attitudinals > > > > {.au mi sipna} most definitely does *not* currently assert {mi > > sipna}. > > > > -Robin > > >=20 > My understanding of that note means that it could mean any > combination of "I desire that I sleep." and "I'm sleeping, about > which I feel desire." >=20 > Personally, I don't see much use for the second interpretation, > but based on the note, it's a valid one. Sure, if you read *the note*. The note is Lindar's opinion, it is not the current state of the language. The current state is represented by the rest of the page. -Robin --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= Lojban Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@= googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban= -beginners?hl=3Den.