Re: [lojban] observatives & a construal of lo'e & le'e

[Rob Speer <rob@twcny.rr.com>]

On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 08:20:43PM -0500, pycyn@aol.com wrote:
> <Right. A normal-zo'e x1 in main bridi cannot be elided. Where normal-zo'e
> = zo'e with its normal meaning.>
> 
> Since the normal meaning of {zo'e} (if that locution has any sense at all) is 
> "the obvious thing,"  the observative use seem perfectly normal.  Context may 
> force the "currently observed" meaning or some other, just as it always does.

Okay, I finally figured out the sides of the argument here, and am a bit
surprised to find myself on pycyn's side.

And: your ideas about {zo'e} seem to arise from treating the observative
as a special case. Why is this necessary?

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