Date:  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 04:06:11 -0500 (EST)
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From: Geoffrey Hacker <c9709244@ALINGA.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU>
Subject:      Re: Dvorak (& Lojban)
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On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, Logical Language Group wrote:

> Myself, I am prone to explicitly limiting the universe of discourse
> whenever I use "lo".

I agree that it can be really confusing without explicitly limiting the
universe of discourse, yes. However, it would be nice to be able to use
specific/veridical and non-specific/non-veridical utterances easier in
casual references, so that universe references didn't have to be made so
often.

Geoff