Re: [lojban] If it ain't broke, don't fix it (was an approach to attitudinals)

[Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>]

On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Robin Lee Powell wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 09:11:54PM -0400, Invent Yourself wrote:
> > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 pycyn@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > In a message dated 6/14/2001 6:30:41 PM Central Daylight Time,
> > > lojbab@lojban.org writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > >.a'unaicai pe'idai le nu fanva la .alis. cu palci .ianai .u'e >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Back to the beginning then.  I would like to point out that I understood from
> > > the beginning what xod meant to say and my point was -- and still is -- that
> > > he failed to say it.  None of the attitudinals involved are problematic in
> > > the sense of changing the truth value of the claim, which remains that
> > > translating Alice is evil.  xod expresses strong repulsion for this
> > > situation, disbelief in it and wonder at it.  He also gives as his support
> > > for the claim that I (or someone unspecified) think it.  But he still asserts
> > > it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Give it up. You are wrong. The Book clearly shows that a'u is a
> > propositional attitude indicator. Page 302.
>
> You weren't using .a'u.  You were using pe'idai.  Much less obvious.



Do you see "a'u" in the sentence above?





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