RE: [lojban] Subjunctive!

["And Rosta" <a.rosta@pmail.net>]

From: "And Rosta" <a.rosta@pmail.net>

> From: Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>
> 
> Issue 1:
> I think the problem is the glossing of TFTT as "if, then". 

Hence me &, I notice, Jorge, change "if p then q" to "q or not p".

> If this does not really correlate to the English meaning, why is it taught 
> that way?

I don't know. Some linguists have argued that English "if" does mean logical
IF, semanticaly, and that all the possible-worldsy stuff is supplied
pragmatically. Still, that's far from obvious, and logical IF in terms
of the confusion it causes is more trouble than it's worth.

> Issue 2:
> If the proper way to express the millionaire concept is by va'o, what
> actual use does ganai, gi have?

Just to give you a bit of choice with your connectives.

--And.

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