Re: [lojban] Usage of logical connectives?

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

la robyspir cusku di'e

> And once again, the entire sentence is _not_ a command. Only {ko nicygau 
> ledo
> kumfa} is, and the child can fulfill that.

We disagree about that. The sentence should be exactly
equivalent to:

go ko nicygau le do kumfa gi mi curmi le nu do klama le panka

{ko} has to apply to the entire claim, not just a fragment.
A translation with {do} instead of {ko} makes a little more
sense, even if it is still missing the direction of causality.

In any case, {mi curmi le nu do klama le panka kei le nu do
nicygau le do kumfa} is the clearest translation.

> I see quite well that under your system, {a} and {o}
> become worthless, {e} becomes nothing but a shortcut, and all that's left 
> is
> {u} which nobody uses.

Actually, I use {iju} relatively often. It serves to indicate
that something is irrelevant. An attitudinal with that meaning
would probably be better though, as it could be used independently
of any other claim. I use {a} sometimes, although it is the easiest
to misuse, so I always think twice before using it. It is often
incorrect to use it for English "or".

co'o mi'e xorxes


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