UI vs utterance (again!)

[BestATN@aol.com]

In a message dated 2002-02-02 5:21:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, lojban@yahoogroups.com writes:


> You can
> > > hear a sigh, but it is not an utterance. '.ui' is like that.


no, [.ui] is not like a sigh; it is an utterance.  it's an exclamation, it's like saying, "oh!" or "arghhh!!" or even "darn!".  
(i think that's all i have to say on this topic, but further responses may change my mind.)
Steven Lytle