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Re: [lojban] Re: A (rather long) discussion of {all}



On 5/17/06, Seth Gordon <sethg@ropine.com> wrote:
> This idea of 'absolutely all, with no exceptions whatsoever' as a
> definition for 'all' seems to have been batted around a bit by this
> point. I don't find that I use it in normal conversation -- does  anyone
> have a good example of actual usage in this way? (in context  would be
> better than more designed examples). I have a feeling that  it is really
> seldom, if ever, used.

Perhaps one of the experienced Lojbanists on this list can offer a
concise phrase meaning "absolutely all, with no exceptions whatsoever",
so that anyone who wanted to be so emphatic could say {lo ... broda} or
{lo broda be ...} instead of {lo ro broda}, and the meaning of {ro}
could remain stable.

I agree that it would be good if it was offered, and if it was
sensible. I'd just like to point out that it was only a year ago that
xorlo passed, so the concrete definition isn't all that stable.