Received: from mail-gx0-f189.google.com ([209.85.161.189]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PhFd1-0002hn-A9; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:10:18 -0800 Received: by gxk19 with SMTP id 19sf3209892gxk.16 for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:10:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe :list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=LdRKGjX6cedKCg3tS9vBCpU+PmMJ7Ew6wYmHKo/UqZo=; b=wArBn1ym7OIHnVQgNbwWgkIkPJ9Of9O6B8Yr6YsUFAeujY0pcs91FvPKa6pKp6RCxv gPmN2Y6sHrSxxAncx6AZgw7/QjZPBmJ5hOo7vxuYcEM9t9rNAOzQ9jTniMAu/lnFCYZv 1OjH4OHJ7Z0T2zIPLx5AQ2a1mzY1mysMyDuPA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from :to:x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; b=OgVj5eOXIL6TO3KVGBnE6IjtiW/f742j1p5zliFR28Dwil3x0Kwnd18BDmkMT0M3uO iVT+WgD10PJkaJqY49PRQqm+ZhJq3OeAzy4GRI2icC+BrU80brq8aOpfRw9T59d83Dfu ueBJFng+htds4X9SVLAIDcF742wfOhO3xSVMA= Received: by 10.147.38.3 with SMTP id q3mr311750yaj.22.1295849397198; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:09:57 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.231.76.165 with SMTP id c37ls4193657ibk.3.p; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:09:56 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.42.165.74 with SMTP id j10mr365748icy.59.1295849396384; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:09:56 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.42.165.74 with SMTP id j10mr365747icy.59.1295849396371; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:09:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-iy0-f173.google.com (mail-iy0-f173.google.com [209.85.210.173]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id c4si1409668ict.7.2011.01.23.22.09.55 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:09:55 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of rpglover64@gmail.com designates 209.85.210.173 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.210.173; Received: by iye19 with SMTP id 19so3790507iye.4 for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:09:55 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.241.74 with SMTP id ld10mr4267856icb.20.1295849395251; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:09:55 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.42.172.67 with HTTP; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:09:55 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:09:55 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: [lojban-beginners] [some kind of] conditionals From: Alex Rozenshteyn To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: rpglover64@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of rpglover64@gmail.com designates 209.85.210.173 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=rpglover64@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com; contact lojban-beginners+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf30549b49e2e9f0049a9172d0 Content-Length: 2230 --20cf30549b49e2e9f0049a9172d0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'm sure there's a more precise linguistic term, but I don't know it. How do you express sentiments like "I *would* go to the store, but I'm tired" (so I won't), possibly even omitting the secondary clause and leaving the reason to be inferred. In a similar vein, how would you express "If I were rich, I'd be happy." (English subjunctive mood?) Actually, If there's a good reference on conditionals, subjunctives, and counterfactual statements as they apply to lojban, please point me in that direction. -- Alex R -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lojban Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban-beginners?hl=en. --20cf30549b49e2e9f0049a9172d0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm sure there's a more precise linguistic term, but I don't kn= ow it.

How do you express sentiments like "I *would* go to the = store, but I'm tired" (so I won't), possibly even omitting the= secondary clause and leaving the reason to be inferred.

In a similar vein, how would you express "If I were rich, I'd = be happy."=A0 (English subjunctive mood?)

Actually, If there= 9;s a good reference on conditionals, subjunctives, and counterfactual stat= ements as they apply to lojban, please point me in that direction.

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