From sentto-44114-21818-1080220949-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Thu Mar 25 05:23:09 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 25 Mar 2004 05:23:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from n2.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.75]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B6Up4-00056Y-0i for lojban-in@lojban.org; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 05:23:02 -0800 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-21818-1080220949-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.158] by n2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Mar 2004 13:22:31 -0000 X-Sender: cowan@ccil.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 73117 invoked from network); 25 Mar 2004 13:22:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m18.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 25 Mar 2004 13:22:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mercury.ccil.org) (192.190.237.100) by mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Mar 2004 13:22:28 -0000 Received: from cowan by mercury.ccil.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B6Un2-0000oA-00; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:20:56 -0500 To: Jorge =?iso-8859-1?Q?Llamb=EDas?= Cc: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <20040325132056.GA2972@ccil.org> References: <20040324214821.GH19914@skunk.reutershealth.com> <20040325124639.57745.qmail@web41901.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040325124639.57745.qmail@web41901.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 192.190.237.100 From: John Cowan X-Yahoo-Profile: johnwcowan MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:20:56 -0500 Subject: [lojban] Re: reply to a negated selbri Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 7322 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: cowan@ccil.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Jorge Llamb?as scripsit: > I think if the question was just "Isn't this white?", then > "Yes" means "yes, it is white" and "No" means "no, it isn't white" > without any possible confusion. "This is not white?" seems to be > more than just a question, so that may bring confusion. Agreed. What are the Spanish conventions for replying to a negative question? -- John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com www.reutershealth.com www.ccil.org/~cowan If a traveler were informed that such a man [as Lord John Russell] was leader of the House of Commons, he may well begin to comprehend how the Egyptians worshiped an insect. --Benjamin Disraeli ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lojban-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/