[lojban] Re: Is .e == .ije?

[robin <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

Avital Oliver wrote:
> Is <SUMTI1 e SUMTI2 cu SELBRI> always equivelant to <SUMTI1 cu SELBRI .ije
> SUMTI2 cu SELBRI>?
>
> If so, then is <mi .e do mo> equivelant to <mi mo .ije do mo>?

My intuition tells me that they are not equivalent, since {mo} implies a 
selbri which can be slotted into that place. If we translate it into 
logicalese, it would be {(I AND you) do-what}, or "What predicate can 
take the arguments "I" and "you"?"
> If so, how would I say, "What did we both do? (not neccisarily as a mass)"?

mi .e do mo

(as a mass, {mi joi do mo})

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