Message-Id: <199406251621.AA05624@nfs1.digex.net> Reply-To: veion@XIRON.PC.HELSINKI.FI Date: Sat Jun 25 12:21:44 1994 Sender: Lojban list From: Veijo Vilva Subject: Re: TECH: nunsucta sidbo X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Bob LeChevalier Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Sat Jun 25 12:21:44 1994 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU la xorxes cusku di'e > I am very tempted to suggest {ke'a} for the role of the lambda variable. > (I have no idea what a lambda variable is, other than what I've read > here, so I may be talking nonsense.) I know {ke'a} is used for > subordinate clauses, but the idea is similar. Would there be any > conflicts in extending the use of {ke'a} to this? > > Then we would have: > > mi zmadu do le ka ke'a citka xokau plise > I played with the same idea for a couple of days but there will be conflicts: just add "poi mi te vecnu ke'a". Here the "ke'a" isn't quite mandatory but there are cases where it cannot be avoided. The idea was VERY tempting, though :-) co'o mi'e veion --------------------------------- .i mi du la'o sy. Veijo Vilva sy. ---------------------------------