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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Ian Johnson wrote: > This amounts to saying it can be local or nonlocal, but doesn't specify > how to *explicitly* state the distinction. The ability to make such > specifications (if the language supports them at all) is pretty much my > third axiom for Lojban design :) > > I don't think the language supports that disticntion via grammar (it can make it semantically just as you are making it in English, of course). If you want a grammatical support for the distinction, I guess the first step would be to show why it would be desirable. Just because a distinction can be made is not reason enough to make it. 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The ability to make such > specifications (if the language supports them at all) is pretty much my > third axiom for Lojban design :) > > I don't think the language supports that disticntion via grammar (it can make it semantically just as you are making it in English, of course). If you want a grammatical support for the distinction, I guess the first step would be to show why it would be desirable. Just because a distinction can be made is not reason enough to make it. (What are your other axioms?) mu'o mi'e xorxes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. 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= On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Ian Johnson <blindbravado@gmail.com= > wrote:
This amounts to saying it can be local or nonlocal, but doesn= 't specify how to *explicitly* state the distinction. The ability to ma= ke such specifications (if the language supports them at all) is pretty muc= h my third axiom for Lojban design :)

=

I don't think the la= nguage supports that disticntion via grammar (it can make it semantically j= ust as you are making it in English, of course). If you want a grammatical = support for the distinction, I guess the first step would be to show why it= would be desirable. Just because a distinction can be made is not reason e= nough to make it.

(What are your other axioms?)

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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