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RE: "What I have for dinner depends on what there is in the fridge"



la and cusku di'e

>I think you're each half-right: it has to be *a* relevant answer. So
>"John" would be an adequate answer even if he was not the only one to
>have come.

I'm not convinced. Suppose John and Paul were the only ones
who came, and Mary knows that John came but not that Paul
came. Now:

(1) Does Mary know who came?
     Yes, she knows that John came.

(2) Does Mary know who came?
     No, she only knows that John came, but not that Paul did too.

I find (2) acceptable and (1) suspect, but I suppose other people
can make other judgements.

co'o mi'e xorxes