Return-Path: <@FINHUTC.HUT.FI:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET> Received: from FINHUTC.hut.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #14) id m0p6sjz-0000PbC; Tue, 7 Dec 93 05:05 EET Message-Id: Received: from FINHUTC.HUT.FI by FINHUTC.hut.fi (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.2MX) with BSMTP id 9240; Tue, 07 Dec 93 05:05:48 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin MAILER@SEARN) by FINHUTC.HUT.FI (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 9237; Tue, 7 Dec 1993 05:05:46 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 4196; Tue, 7 Dec 1993 04:04:47 +0100 Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1993 22:01:30 EST Reply-To: "Robert J. Chassell" Sender: Lojban list From: "Robert J. Chassell" Subject: Re: subjunctive X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Veijo Vilva Content-Length: 729 Lines: 25 Mark E. Shoulson cuska di'e If I were king? How about {va'o lenu mi nolraitru [da'i]}? Yes, definitely. How would you say: John would have gone to Edinburgh, but it was unexpectedly sunny so he stayed in England. I have thought of turning the English around like this, Under conditions other than unexpectedly sunny John would have gone to Edinburgh, but instead he stayed in England. Alternatively Motivated by the unexpected sun, John stayed in England and did not go to Edinburgh. Both of these seem awkward. Robert J. Chassell bob@gnu.ai.mit.edu Rattlesnake Mountain Road bob@grackle.stockbridge.ma.us Stockbridge, MA 01262-0693 USA (413) 298-4725