From sentto-44114-18871-1046907200-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Wed Mar 05 15:34:04 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 05 Mar 2003 15:34:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from n32.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.100]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.12) id 18qiOV-0005Db-01 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Wed, 05 Mar 2003 15:33:51 -0800 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-18871-1046907200-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.197] by n32.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Mar 2003 23:33:20 -0000 X-Sender: cowan@mercury.ccil.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_6_1); 5 Mar 2003 23:33:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 96998 invoked from network); 5 Mar 2003 23:33:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 5 Mar 2003 23:33:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mercury.ccil.org) (192.190.237.100) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 5 Mar 2003 23:33:19 -0000 Received: from cowan by mercury.ccil.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18qiNz-0005TY-00 for ; Wed, 05 Mar 2003 18:33:19 -0500 In-Reply-To: from Craig at "Mar 5, 2003 06:22:01 pm" To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL66 (25)] Message-Id: X-eGroups-From: John Cowan From: John Cowan X-Yahoo-Profile: johnwcowan MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 18:33:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: [lojban] Re: The Any thread Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 4382 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: cowan@ccil.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Craig scripsit: > Yes. However, if I say "mi nitcu lo mikce" and Dr. Foo shows up, my need has > been filled by a specific doctor - Dr Foo. E can still be referred to > nonspecifically, as e was in the "mi nitcu lo mikce" sentence. But, there, I > maintain that the listener cannot be held to have been told of any specific > doctor who is needed, and that if the speaker is communicating there is > none. Oll korrect. > >(A "tanka", or extended haiku) > > What are the rules for this form? Five lines of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful. --_The Hobbit_ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Web Hosting makes it easy to build a professional web site. Sign up today and get free set-up, domain name, and more (up to a $100 value) http://us.click.yahoo.com/m3JvCD/wCpFAA/46VHAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/