[lojban] Re: reply to a negated selbri

[Jorge "Llambías" <jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar>]

--- "xahlee.org" <yahoo@xahlee.org> wrote:
> I kind of prefer for lojban to choose an interpretation/grammar as to stick
> to the so-called logical response to negated questions. That is, answer
> whether the question is true or false. Apparently this is not the case.

You can do that too:

     je'upei ti na blabi 
     True? This is not white.

Answer "je'u" means "true", i.e. "this is not white".
Answer "je'unai" means "false", i.e. "this is white". 

> Can anyone explain a bit why lojban choose to be the way it is? How do i view
> it in a positive light? :)

{go'i} repeats the previous sentence, it is not a response to 
a statement. {je'u}/{je'unai} can be used for a reaction to 
the statement.

mu'o mi'e xorxes



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