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 #1) id m0qliJ5-00005LC; Fri, 16 Sep 94 21:46 EET DST Message-Id: Received: from FINHUTC.HUT.FI by FINHUTC.hut.fi (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 7300; Fri, 16 Sep 94 21:45:18 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin MAILER@SEARN) by FINHUTC.HUT.FI (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 7299; Fri, 16 Sep 1994 21:45:08 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 0608; Fri, 16 Sep 1994 20:42:20 +0200 Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 12:23:53 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Bogart Sender: Lojban list From: Chris Bogart Subject: Re: TECH: Any old thing whatsoever (mi nitcu lo tanxe) X-To: lojban@cuvmb.bitnet To: Veijo Vilva Content-Length: 419 Lines: 9 >No, I don't think that is a correct translation. It means "I need exactly >one out of the set of things that 'box'. So how do you make the distinction in Lojban between Quine's examples of "I want a sloop" and "There is a sloop I want"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris Bogart cbogart@quetzal.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~