From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Wed Feb 24 03:52:42 2010 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:52:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1NkFnG-00034K-Fc for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:52:42 -0800 Received: from mail-yx0-f178.google.com ([209.85.210.178]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1NkFn7-00032y-OV for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:52:41 -0800 Received: by yxe8 with SMTP id 8so950402yxe.28 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:52:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=TTT7duuCKyMgzIaq0ID0c2pv+v+8ao2BMYLn80+Vabg=; b=PoHmuIrr+sM4x7IB/U7vMenK1Dyqm+h4x4fOZWAG2Jig9utGbA5fIqVtsZQ29W5jyB L9qoGFEDlaYJ1MBMeBnYucktc+rR1H7Ahc8FDOvfq3Ok0yD8kF6t9FyUOCnBrf+6SeBE BHobdLQhhRzs75P1NhHrTNg5yCq9zdLpu2MWk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=h/IU2/AT7vxBb3gvo212Bkbmz2epr6REEijdEXRJLO6C00priv6mWk5VIiqNq9L7ay dDcvuWCFsUcOEJrOYk3qEeFsq5CxI+sOkZ+a9Y1/fnuBafv3tRJni2uY35kgjvE0g2vU vNUonIav/g2hTchVPMvPaAlMAaGnA2t6xuS48= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.90.16.33 with SMTP id 33mr2869037agp.91.1267012341028; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:52:21 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201002222012.40119.phma@phma.optus.nu> References: <20050419104222.27410.qmail@web32110.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <5715b9301002221034v6b3b6e7atdc7de3a75e8f7ed8@mail.gmail.com> <201002222012.40119.phma@phma.optus.nu> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:52:20 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: [lojban] Re: To be polite in lojban. From: Betsemes To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-archive-position: 17018 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: betsemes@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list From the dictionary (Edition 4 - March 2009): e'o cmavo [UI1]$e'o$ attitudinal: request - negative request. See also cpedu, pikci. What is a negative request? A command? How a negative request would be used? On 2/22/10, Pierre Abbat wrote: > On Monday 22 February 2010 15:52:42 james riley wrote: >> They behave differently. {e'o} is a UI, {pe'u} a COI. > > In other words, "pe'u" is followed by a name, which refers to whom you are > asking to do something. "e'o" marks whatever precedes, or its scope, as a > polite request, but doesn't address anyone. > > Pierre > -- > .i toljundi do .ibabo mi'afra tu'a do > .ibabo damba do .ibabo do jinga > .icu'u la ma'atman. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org > with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if > you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help. > > -- Efrain http://www.firstgiving.com/ahome4alyson To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.