Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 18:12:22 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199711142312.SAA21471@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: Erik Cornilsen Sender: Lojban list From: Erik Cornilsen Subject: Re: `at least one ' vrs `one or more' X-To: Lojban List To: John Cowan Status: OR X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 622 X-From-Space-Date: Fri Nov 14 18:12:31 1997 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU >But why? Why does `one or more' imply all? It's the nature of the negation. If a bridi is true, then its negation is false. If {mi na nelci lo mlatu} is true, then {mi nelci lo mlatu} is false. If you can't say {mi nelci lo mlatu} truthfully, then you don't like any of the cats. If you liked some of the cats but not others, you couldn't say {mi na nelci lo mlatu} because {mi nelci lo mlatu} is true. If there's a word close to dislike, you could use that without 'na', or say that it's false that you like all cats. -- Erik W. Cornilsen (Am I supposed to be getting any confirmation of my mail getting through?)