Re: [lojban] Re: Any (was: Nick will be with you shortly)

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:27:10PM -0500, Craig wrote:
> >Note, however, that the original discussion was about nitcu, with the
> >x3 unspecified.  That makes *all* the difference to me.
> 
> Therefore the scope of da is limited to the mikce that are acceptable
> with your ternitcu. However, you do not explain why the unspecified
> ternitcu makes the difference from 'any doctor' to 'the doctor I have
> in mind'.

Actually, I have.  Several times.

What if the unspecified ternitcu is "le nu cikre le mi besna"?  "Any
doctor" is most likely *not* a brain surgeon.

-Robin

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