From jjllambias@hotmail.com Fri Nov 02 15:09:19 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 2 Nov 2001 23:09:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 20484 invoked from network); 2 Nov 2001 23:09:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.172) by m11.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 2 Nov 2001 23:09:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.236) by mta2.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 2 Nov 2001 23:09:18 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:09:18 -0800 Received: from 200.69.11.2 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 02 Nov 2001 23:09:18 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.69.11.2] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: [lojban] da, scope, usage Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 23:09:18 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Nov 2001 23:09:18.0583 (UTC) FILETIME=[6631D870:01C163F3] From: "Jorge Llambias" X-Yahoo-Profile: jjllambias2000 X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 11901 la rab cusku di'e >Which brings me back to the original thing I asked: why use {da} when >you don't plan to use it again, and only want to claim existence? Why >not {zo'e} or some other KOhA? You use {da} when you want to use a quantifier. You can't distiguish between {su'o da}, {so'i da}, {ro da}, etc with {zo'e}. In fact, the main function of {da} is to give substance to quantifiers. mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp