Re: [lojban] set mechanics

["Jorge Llambias" <jjllambias@hotmail.com>]

> From: Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
>
> I disagree with that; I really enjoy sets and find them very useful.
> But then again, technically me Bachelor's (which isn't quite complete)
> is in Math, so I'm biased.  8)

I enjoy Set Theory very much too, I just don't see that the
implementation of sets in Lojban is very good.

> I can't think of good examples, but I find those in the book quite
> compelling.

I don't. I find that it is very difficult to work them into
the language expressions, and that when they are used, usually
they're misused. This is not a big problem, because the intent
is usually quite clear, but what's the point?

co'o mi'e xorxes


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