[lojban] Re: Usage of lo and le

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

On 5/10/06, Maxim Katcharov <maxim.katcharov@gmail.com> wrote:
> No, I see no difference. If you make this inner "all" open to
> interpretation,

It is not "all" that is open to interpretation, it is "bear" (or whatever
the predicate). The set of things that satisfy a given predicate
relevantly depends on the context of the utterance.

> then you have no way to be absolutely specific
> regarding meaning "all ever", or ("all bears ever who are climbers of
> this *pats a tree* ever, within 5 minutes backwards and forwards of
> right... now.")

Yes, you can do it in the same or a similar way as you are doing it
in English here, by adding more clarifying words. The {sai} or {cai}
I proposed plays a similar role to the "ever" in the English "all ever".
It is usually not necessary, but it can help you convey a difference.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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