Received: from mail-qa0-f61.google.com ([209.85.216.61]:36138) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SMzGw-0007oj-Jp; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:42 -0700 Received: by qadz32 with SMTP id z32sf1114333qad.16 for ; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=HKkAGk3AJ1Z2spvNQNFAZIn+h4gWzMpARJyhSJYnDE4=; b=PLoVtDFh5mxs+B5VffXphKkvhc47sMh7LIrr4ge91UCUN1kTTowHVwmZDa92clKX1j xdWzJhiIyJxYKdX4v3MrUWFXxsu0zcwmaR/6L242m9DL1kkIAJ5d+JMzNE1p132YaqVa gejL1YpDRnryg4iG2zpry4v4Qp0iNGVxSV/NU= Received: by 10.52.74.233 with SMTP id x9mr46628vdv.15.1335348984101; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:24 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.220.66.3 with SMTP id l3ls4875984vci.9.gmail; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.23.146 with SMTP id m18mr4325393vdf.7.1335348983085; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.23.146 with SMTP id m18mr4325390vdf.7.1335348983068; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-vb0-f54.google.com (mail-vb0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id cb10si11512521vdb.2.2012.04.25.03.16.23 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:23 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of nictytan@gmail.com designates 209.85.212.54 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.212.54; Received: by vbmv11 with SMTP id v11so1421681vbm.13 for ; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.154.130 with SMTP id o2mr1886010vcw.57.1335348982937; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.75.104 with HTTP; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20120418203025.GV24715@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> <20120424182759.GN24715@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> <16768295.1489.1335316403850.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbdx11> <20120425011536.GP24715@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> <17809463.979.1335316691327.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbmi19> From: Jacob Errington Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:16:02 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: {zdile} is confusingly glossed (was Re: [lojban] Baby word: silly) To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: nictytan@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of nictytan@gmail.com designates 209.85.212.54 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=nictytan@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0435bfdec779e804be7e29d2 X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / --f46d0435bfdec779e804be7e29d2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ah the {co} trick. I remember when I discovered it. It lets you say the most concise things: {i mi joi lo pampe'o cu simxu co kansa co zgana co tigni co pendo} is certainly more concise, albeit less precise than: {i mi joi lo pampe'o cu simxu lo ka ce'u kansa ce'u lo ka ce'u zgana lo nu lo pendo cu tigni}. mu'o mi'e la tsani On 24 April 2012 23:22, Jonathan Jones wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:18 PM, la .lindar. wrote: > >> That's subtle, though. {mi nitcu co klama le zarci mu'i lo nu mi >>> djica lo ladru} vs. {mi bilga co klama le zarci mu'i lo nu le mamta >>> cu cpedu}, OSLT. >>> >>> -Robin >>> >> Explain, Oh Grand Chief Lojbanistan. I don't quite see the difference. I >> interpret as "have need of" vs. "am required to" where {nitcu} has some >> kind of implicit raising. >> > > > {mi nitcu co klama le zarci mu'i lo nu mi djica lo ladru} > "I need to go to the store because I want milk." > In order to satisfy my desire (milk), there is something that must happen > (go to the store). > > > {mi bilga co klama le zarci mu'i lo nu le mamta cu cpedu} > "I need to go to the store because my mother asked me to." > In order to satisfy my obligation (mother's request), there is something > that must happen (go to the store). > >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "lojban" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/lojban/-/rDkwIX_dWEgJ. >> >> To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > mu'o mi'e .aionys. > > .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o > (Come to the Dot Side! 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Ah the {co} trick. I remember when I discovered = it. It lets you say the most concise things:=A0
{i mi joi lo pampe'o cu simxu co kansa co zgana co tigni co pendo}=
is certainly more concise, albeit less precise t= han:
{i mi joi lo pampe'o cu simxu lo k= a ce'u kansa ce'u lo ka ce'u zgana lo nu lo pendo cu tigni}.

mu'o mi= 'e la tsani

On 24 April 2012 23:22, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:


On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:18 PM, la .li= ndar. <lindarthebard@gmail.com> wrote:

That's subtle, though. =A0{mi nitcu co klama le zarci mu'i lo nu= mi
djica lo ladru} vs. {mi bilga co klama le zarci mu'i lo nu le ma= mta
cu cpedu}, OSLT.

-Robin

Explain, Oh= Grand Chief Lojbanistan. I don't quite see the difference. I interpret= as "have need of" vs. "am required to" where {nitcu} h= as some kind of implicit raising.=A0


{mi nitcu co klama le zar= ci mu'i lo nu mi djica lo ladru}
"I need to go to the sto= re because I want milk."
In order to satisfy my desire (milk), ther= e is something that must happen (go to the store).


{mi bilga co klama le zarci mu'i lo nu le mamta cu cpedu}
= "I need to go to the store because my mother asked me to."
In = order to satisfy my obligation (mother's request), there is something t= hat must happen (go to the store).
<= div>

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