[lojban] Re: a few lujvo questions from a beginner

["Glenn Alexander" <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:27, riderofgiraffes wrote: 
> > Really, 'partial donor' means someone who cannot (generally 
> > for medical reasons) donate ANY organ (say because a 
> > particular organ is known faulty or damaged) but has some 
> > organs suitable for donation. 
> 
> Er, don't you mean "cannot donate EVERY organ" ?  To say that 
> you cannot donate ANY organ means to me that no organ can be 
> donated. To say that you cannot donate EVERY organ means to 
> me that there are some organs that cannot be donated. 
 
Possibly that only works in Australian casual English.  (u'u) 
 
Expansion: "Strewth! You can't just donate any old organ, mate!" (u'i) 
 
I hate the English language, for all it is my native tongue. (oi) 
 
> Regardless, you probably mean "There exist organs that must 
> not be used in donations".  Yes? 
 
Yes, that's it. (ua.u'i) 
 
regards, 
Glenn.