[lojban] Re: {lo}, {lu'o}, and {loi}.

[Jorge Llambías <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On 6/9/05, John E Clifford <clifford-j@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Aside from the problems with doing all the
> collecrtive/distributive etc. predication with
> gadri, making the distinction this way deprives
> us of one of the things groups were introduced to
> do (a contradictory list, to be sure), name give
> corporate responsibility for actions which are
> not done jointly or individually but by some part
> of the group functioning for the group.

I think the general principle is that Lojban does not
force you to make a distinction when the distinction
is not relevant, but allows you to make it when it is.
So if the distinction between group and subgroup
functioning for the group is not relevant, you don't have 
to make it. When it becomes relevant, you can say
for example {lo krati pagbu be ko'a} instead of {ko'a}.

mu'o mi'e xorxes