Received: from VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM (vms.dc.lsoft.com [205.186.43.2]) by locke.ccil.org (8.6.9/8.6.10) with ESMTP id OAA12948 for ; Thu, 12 Oct 1995 14:59:46 -0400 Message-Id: <199510121859.OAA12948@locke.ccil.org> Received: from PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM (205.186.43.4) by VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM (LSMTP for OpenVMS v0.1a) with SMTP id 28CB4961 ; Thu, 12 Oct 1995 14:33:28 -0400 Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 19:25:01 +0100 Reply-To: ucleaar Sender: Lojban list From: ucleaar Subject: Re: On and around "let" X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: John Cowan Status: OR X-From-Space-Date: Thu Oct 12 14:59:48 1995 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU Jorge > [Note on {katna}: The place structure is strange. The x1 is supposed > to be the instrument rather than the agent. If we take this seriously > then {ka'argau} means "x1 uses x2 to cut x3", so you would need to > add a {fi} in front of {le mi kerfa}. I would prefer to use {katna} > as "x1 cuts x2", and use {sepi'o} if an instrument place is needed.] The existing structure is better. Cutting at minimum requires a blade and a cuttee. There needn't be an agent. --- And