Re: A couple of questions

[Logical Language Group <lojbab@ACCESS.DIGEX.NET>]

IA>Hypothetical objects:
IA>    e.g. the long-sought unicorn, which is {lo [da'i] pavyseljirna}.
IA>The {da'i} is recommended for clarity, but we often live without it.
IA>
IA>I may have forgotten some of the problem cases, but my instinct is
IA>that they will all be soluble.


But if this is "da poi pavyseljirna" you are not being hypothetical at all
you are CLAIMING existence:  da zo'u da
 pavyseljirna.

I can accept discursive marking with "da'i" in non-logical discussions, but
da'i seems incompatible with 'the present universe of discourse', it
specifically implies to me that we are moving OUT of said universe.
At which point "da poi pavyseljirna" is highly questionable to me.

lojbab