Re: [lojban] If it ain't broke, don't fix it (was an approach to attitudinals)

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 09:11:54PM -0400, Invent Yourself wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 pycyn@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 6/14/2001 6:30:41 PM Central Daylight Time,
> > lojbab@lojban.org writes:
> >
> >
> >
> > > >.a'unaicai pe'idai le nu fanva la .alis. cu palci .ianai .u'e >
> >
> >
> >
> > Back to the beginning then.  I would like to point out that I understood from
> > the beginning what xod meant to say and my point was -- and still is -- that
> > he failed to say it.  None of the attitudinals involved are problematic in
> > the sense of changing the truth value of the claim, which remains that
> > translating Alice is evil.  xod expresses strong repulsion for this
> > situation, disbelief in it and wonder at it.  He also gives as his support
> > for the claim that I (or someone unspecified) think it.  But he still asserts
> > it.
> 
> 
> 
> Give it up. You are wrong. The Book clearly shows that a'u is a
> propositional attitude indicator. Page 302.

You weren't using .a'u.  You were using pe'idai.  Much less obvious.

-Robin

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