On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 11:52:54AM +0200, Robin Turner wrote:
Jordan DeLong wrote:
[...]
Both na'e and na are correct here, they just make slightly different
claims.
Yes. What I meant to say was "It is not true that I use Windows", but
what I said was "I do-something-other-than-use Windows". It's a subtle
difference, but the latter implies that there is a relationship between
me and Windows other than "use" - maybe I don't use it any more but
still have nightmares about it.
sa'enai ci'i bu'a zo'u do la .uindoz. bu'a
True, but I think Gricean maxims require that I have some vaguely
relevant selbri in mind. If I've understood this sentence correctly,
I'd be inclined to say {sa'e} here rather than {sa'enai} _Strictly
speaking_ an infinite number of relationships may exist between me and
Windows, but in practice only a few of them are worthy of comment.