Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 08:14:52 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199712131314.IAA16728@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: Re: whether (was Re: ni, jei, perfectionism) X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: John Cowan Status: OR X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 1161 X-From-Space-Date: Sat Dec 13 08:14:52 1997 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Chris: >A better distinction might be: >I approve of where John went >I approve of the place where John went > >The first suggests to me that I like that John went there, whether or = >not I actually like the place; the second means I like the place, = >whether or not I think John had any business going there. Then these would in Lojban be: mi zanru ledu'u la djan. klama makau mi zanru le stuzi poi la djan. klama ke'a Stupid question from the person who seems incapable of understanding lambda calculus: What would be wrong with (or what would it mean, if anything): mi zanru ledu'u la djan. klama ce'u If this doesn't mean anything, is it because it is "ledu'u", and would it work for leka or lenu? lojbab ---- lojbab lojbab@access.digex.net Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: ftp.access.digex.net /pub/access/lojbab or see Lojban WWW Server: href="http://xiron.pc.helsinki.fi/lojban/" Order _The Complete Lojban Language_ - see our Web pages or ask me.