[lojban-beginners] Re: POM: set the course as I said

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 1/30/07, Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu> wrote:
> On Tuesday 30 January 2007 15:53, Cortesi wrote:
> >
> > doi noltruti'u e'unai lei ri'opre ba kavbu do
> >
> > SUPER: Princess! the Green Men will take you!
> >
> > O Princess (warning) the mass-called green-persons will capture you
>
> What's the difference between {e'unai} and {o'i}?

I think {e'unai} goes with an unrealized action, which may or may not be
dangerous. There may be many reason to disadvise a course of action, not
just danger. {o'i} goes with a dangerous situation, which may or may not be
already realized.

In this case, we have an unrealized dangerous situation, so either (or both)
would be appropriate, depending on whether you want to emphasize the
warning of danger or the warning to avoid.

> > DEJAH THORIS
> >
> > cumki fa le nu lo vinji pe ma'a cu me'imoi facki ma'a
> >
> > SUPER: Our own ships may find us first.
> >
> > possible-that: the event the-really ship of ours priorly finds us
> > (this line by la noras)
>
> {me'imoi} sounds weird. What about {puku}?

{me'imoi} is "other-than-last". I don't see how that is better than {pamoi}
when there are only two things being compared: "the Green Men take you"
vs. "our own ships find us". There is only a first and a last, so
"other-than-last"
is the same as "first". As you say, "before" seems better, but because
Lojban conflates "before" and "in the past" it could also be confusing.

mu'o mi'e xorxes