Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 08:12:39 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199712211312.IAA17018@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: Colin Fine Sender: Lojban list From: Colin Fine Subject: Re: linguistics journals X-To: Lojban list To: John Cowan In-Reply-To: <882553031.0915534.0@listserv.cuny.edu> Status: OR X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 1290 X-From-Space-Date: Sun Dec 21 08:12:41 1997 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU vecu'u le notci po'u <882553031.0915534.0@listserv.cuny.edu> la Robin Turner cu cusku di'e >>ki'a >> >>.i uesai >> >>.i mi nu'o se gunma lei casnu be di'u >> >>mi'e kolin >> >"ki'a" is a dangerous thing to ask me when it's about one of my hobby >horses! I'll try to keep this fairly brief, though (zo'o to avoid boring >those who are only interested in the finer points of Lojban semantics). Indeed. This indicates the problem with "ki'a". What I should perhaps have said was zoi gy Colin gy ki'a > >>.i mi nu'o se gunma lei casnu be di'u > >Does this mean "I can be, but have not as yet been, one of the mass who >discuss this subject"? Exactly. If you look at your posting to which I was responding, you'll see that you ascribe to me some contribution to the debate. I think I should have included at least a zo'o as well. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Colin Fine 66 High Ash, Shipley, W Yorks. BD18 1NE, UK | | Tel: 01274 592696/0976 635354 e-mail: colin@kindness.demon.co.uk | | "Don't just do something! Stand there!" | | - from 'Behold the Spirit' (workshop) | -----------------------------------------------------------------------