[lojban-beginners] Re: Why not a new LfB text?

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Wednesday 17 October 2007 17:09, Jorge Llambías wrote:
> The real difference is actually more subtle and has to do with default
> quantifiers: xorlo has none. It's not even possible to explain the
> difference without using {lo broda} in a sentence, because outer
> quantifiers only make sense in the context of a sentence. They don't mean
> much by themselves in an isolated sumti.

One of the sentences that motivated xorlo is "I need a doctor." Before xorlo, 
{mi nitcu lo mikce} is equivalent to {da poi mikce zo'u mi nitcu da}, "there 
exists a doctor whom I need". With xorlo, you can say "I need a doctor" 
without implying that you need a particular doctor but don't know which one. 
(If you did know, you'd say {le}.) But how do I say "I need three oranges"? 
{mi nitcu ci najnimre} does mean that there are three oranges that I need, 
but I could have any three oranges and be satisfied.

Also, what's the place structure of {xorlo}?

Pierre