Re: [lojban] If it ain't broke, don't fix it (was an approach to attitudinals)

[Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>]

On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 pycyn@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/14/2001 6:30:41 PM Central Daylight Time,
> lojbab@lojban.org writes:
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> > >.a'unaicai pe'idai le nu fanva la .alis. cu palci .ianai .u'e >
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> Back to the beginning then. I would like to point out that I understood from
> the beginning what xod meant to say and my point was -- and still is -- that
> he failed to say it. None of the attitudinals involved are problematic in
> the sense of changing the truth value of the claim, which remains that
> translating Alice is evil. xod expresses strong repulsion for this
> situation, disbelief in it and wonder at it. He also gives as his support
> for the claim that I (or someone unspecified) think it. But he still asserts
> it.



Give it up. You are wrong. The Book clearly shows that a'u is a
propositional attitude indicator. Page 302.



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