From lojbab Fri May 20 01:15:52 1994
Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 01:16:53 -0400
From: Logical Language Group <lojbab>
Message-Id: <199405200516.AA21590@access3.digex.net>
To: lojbab@access.digex.net
Subject: Re: ta'e/na'o
Cc: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu
Status: RO

I will go out on a limb, without checking notes and hence relying on memory.
A check with pc may be ultimately required, though I am fairly sure my notes
will resolve it if the following seems unacceptable.

na'o is intended to be objective, covering most of the interval, but as
John said, "most" being determined by context.
ta'e is intended to be a subjective evaluation, as John said, selected with
reference to the observed behavior (I am not sure this would necessarily be
an agent's behavior - a patient could also typically experience something
under some conditions).  ta'e might also be seen as correlating to the
high probability that the event would occur during the interval, whereas na'o
is talking more about how much of the interval is associated with the event.

If these seem contradictory or incompatible, we need to find the notes (not
easy these days) or check with pc.  There may be some clarification in the
discussion of TAhE in very old cmavo lists, but I may be being optimistic.

lojbab