Date:  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 11:56:13 -0500 (EST)
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Reply-To: And Rosta <a.rosta@UCLAN.AC.UK>
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From: And Rosta <a.rosta@UCLAN.AC.UK>
Organization: University of Central Lancashire
Subject:      Re: xor questions (was Re: indirect Qs (was Re: On logji lo
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Jorge:
> >If {ma} really does mean "replace this word with another than
> >makes the bridi true", then this problem does exist. But I
> >think the question means:
> >
> > Cause me to know for each of {tea xor coffee} whether the pot
> >  contains it.
> >
> >If you can't say that with {ma}, then you could do it with {ko}.
>
> I'm not sure I see how.

Just translate "Cause me to know for each of {tea xor coffee}
whether the pot contains it" into Lojban.

> But you could do it like this:
>
>         ta vasru lo tcati onai lo ckafi i xu go'i lo tcati
>         That contains either tea xor cofee. Is it tea?

Yes. But it's kludgey....

--And