From lojban-out@lojban.org Mon Jul 10 19:31:53 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 24898 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2006 01:52:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m25.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 11 Jul 2006 01:52:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 11 Jul 2006 01:52:39 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1G07NR-0004eY-08 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:49:29 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1G07ME-0004bu-VV; Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:48:15 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:48:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1G07Lh-0004bK-GM for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:47:41 -0700 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.180]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1G07Lg-0004bC-Op for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:47:41 -0700 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id x31so1030481pye for ; Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:47:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.35.84.16 with SMTP id m16mr5889026pyl; Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:45:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.35.39.7 with HTTP; Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:45:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:45:08 -0600 In-Reply-To: <925d17560607101827w7e6e7c06q541e00c4f0753614@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis Content-Disposition: inline References: <925d17560606110650o59bf82e9ye037061cea611f6a@mail.gmail.com> <925d17560606110816u3ee4a84cge837f004c771ac67@mail.gmail.com> <925d17560607101342m3c51db12ue74262e2cbd58909@mail.gmail.com> <925d17560607101827w7e6e7c06q541e00c4f0753614@mail.gmail.com> X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) X-archive-position: 12091 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: maxim.katcharov@gmail.com X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: "Maxim Katcharov" From: "Maxim Katcharov" Reply-To: maxim.katcharov@gmail.com Subject: [lojban] Re: A (rather long) discussion of {all} X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=su5wD9oISWsH0kWaYXya9QyiSZKmYfNVcCEixOMr08Ub3P7YBg X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 26517 On 7/10/06, Jorge Llambías wrote: > On 7/10/06, Maxim Katcharov wrote: > > > > What's a plural variable? > > A variable that can have more than one referent at the same time. > > > I point out that again, you're not offering any sort of explanation of > > 'non-distributive', you're simply assuming that it exists. > > All right then, we'll just have to leave it at that. I'm afraid my pedagogical > resources are exhausted. > I don't think that you've explained anything, though you've certainly repeated "plural predication exists" many, many times. I take your inability to explain your position as a sign that your position isn't based on something explicable. If you do think that you've offered an explanation of plural predication, let me know where it is. I would hate to have your exchanges end and have missed it. To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.