Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 09:16:54 -0500 From: Logical Language Group Message-Id: <199502261416.AA11567@access1.digex.net> Subject: indirect commands? X-From-Space-Date: Sun Feb 26 09:16:58 1995 X-From-Space-Address: lojbab Jorge and And have been going on about "kau" in essays that I won't pretend to understanbd in the 20 seconds maximum I seem to be able to give the typical email message these days. But a question came up that may involve "kau" in a different situation. But i am not sure it works. So, how to express (addressing George) "Tell John to meet Mary at the park." This is a recursive problem: "Tell John to tell Jim to tell Nora to tell Mary to meet me in the park." Nora points out that you can do the same thing with indirect questions as well ("Ask/tell John to ask Mary whether she will meet Jim in the park.") Does kokau work in these indirect commands? How does one keep straight who "ko" is in multiple levels of commands (I can easily modify that nested recursive command to have the same individual be at multiple levels.) "ko" with subscripts MIGHT work. Or is the problem middle of the night muddled thinking from someone who has been studying Russian too much lately? lojbab