Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 13 May 2004 20:33:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n24.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.80]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.32) id 1BOTRs-0003qr-DO for lojban-in@lojban.org; Thu, 13 May 2004 20:33:24 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-22317-1084505572-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.27] by n24.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 May 2004 03:32:52 -0000 X-Sender: cowan@ccil.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 19975 invoked from network); 14 May 2004 03:32:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m21.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 14 May 2004 03:32:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mercury.ccil.org) (192.190.237.100) by mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 14 May 2004 03:32:52 -0000 Received: from cowan by mercury.ccil.org with local (Exim 4.32) id 1BOTVD-0005cj-Th; Thu, 13 May 2004 23:36:51 -0400 To: Jorge =?iso-8859-1?Q?Llamb=EDas?= Cc: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <20040514033651.GB18460@ccil.org> References: <200405132031.i4DKV7m22901@xahlee.org> <20040513214347.30093.qmail@web41907.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040513214347.30093.qmail@web41907.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, 13 May 2004 23:36:51 -0400 Subject: [lojban] Re: word for "action" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 7832 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 Content-Length: 1272 Lines: 35 Jorge Llamb?as scripsit: > {zukte} only covers volitional actions, mostly things done by > people, but not a rock falling for example. I think it would be bizarre to call the event of a rock falling an "action" in English. I'd even be reluctant to call a reflex reaction an "action", though that's a narrower case. -- John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com "But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Eowyn I am, Eomund's daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless. For living or dark undead, I will smite you if you touch him." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/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/