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[173.13.139.236]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e6si7988920pbt.1.2012.03.16.21.19.18 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:19:18 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: best guess record for domain of rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org designates 173.13.139.236 as permitted sender) client-ip=173.13.139.236; Received: from rlpowell by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1S8l6r-0004Sl-MG for lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com; Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:19:17 -0700 Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:19:17 -0700 From: Robin Lee Powell To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] Major flaw in Lojban ! (was:Pivotal sentences in Pandunia. How to express them in Lojban ?) 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Content preview: On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:17:34PM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote: > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Robin Lee Powell < > rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:05:32PM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Robin Lee Powell < > > > rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 04:57:58PM -0700, Lindar wrote: > > > > > UI is not a replacement for whole phrases. 《.au mi > > > > > sipna》means 《mi sipna》 and you feel desire about it. > > > > > 《.e'o rinsa》 means 《rinsa》 and you're suggesting > > > > > something by it. > > > > > > > > That is not currently the case in the language, as you are > > > > well aware, given your note at the end of > > > > http://www.lojban.org/tiki/BPFK%20Section:%20Irrealis%20Attitudinals > > > > > > > > {.au mi sipna} most definitely does *not* currently assert > > > > {mi sipna}. > > > > > > > > -Robin > > > > > > > > > > My understanding of that note means that it could mean any > > > combination of "I desire that I sleep." and "I'm sleeping, > > > about which I feel desire." > > > > > > Personally, I don't see much use for the second > > > interpretation, but based on the note, it's a valid one. > > > > Sure, if you read *the note*. The note is Lindar's opinion, it > > is not the current state of the language. The current state is > > represented by the rest of the page. > > > > -Robin > > > > Well, as long as the current state is that the latter is wrong, > I'm happy, then. [...] Content analysis details: (0.3 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature 0.3 PLING_QUERY Subject has exclamation mark and question mark Content-Length: 2360 On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:17:34PM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote: > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Robin Lee Powell < > rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote: >=20 > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:05:32PM -0600, Jonathan Jones wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Robin Lee Powell < > > > rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 04:57:58PM -0700, Lindar wrote: > > > > > UI is not a replacement for whole phrases. =E3=80=8A.au mi > > > > > sipna=E3=80=8Bmeans =E3=80=8Ami sipna=E3=80=8B and you feel desir= e about it. > > > > > =E3=80=8A.e'o rinsa=E3=80=8B means =E3=80=8Arinsa=E3=80=8B and yo= u're suggesting > > > > > something by it. > > > > > > > > That is not currently the case in the language, as you are > > > > well aware, given your note at the end of > > > > http://www.lojban.org/tiki/BPFK%20Section:%20Irrealis%20Attitudinal= s > > > > > > > > {.au mi sipna} most definitely does *not* currently assert > > > > {mi sipna}. > > > > > > > > -Robin > > > > > > > > > > My understanding of that note means that it could mean any > > > combination of "I desire that I sleep." and "I'm sleeping, > > > about which I feel desire." > > > > > > Personally, I don't see much use for the second > > > interpretation, but based on the note, it's a valid one. > > > > Sure, if you read *the note*. The note is Lindar's opinion, it > > is not the current state of the language. The current state is > > represented by the rest of the page. > > > > -Robin > > >=20 > Well, as long as the current state is that the latter is wrong, > I'm happy, then. Yes, currently {.au mi sipna} means only "I want to sleep", or something very much like it. -Robin --=20 http://singinst.org/ : Our last, best hope for a fantastic future. .i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go'i li'u .e lu go'i li'u .i ji'a go'i lu na'e go'i li'u .e lu go'i na'i li'u .e lu no'e go'i li'u .e lu to'e go'i li'u .e lu lo mamta be do cu sofybakni li= 'u --=20 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. 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