Re: [lojban-beginners] Major flaw in Lojban ! (was:Pivotal sentences in Pandunia. How to express them in Lojban ?)

[Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com>]

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.

-- 
mu'o mi'e .aionys.

.i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o
(Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D )

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