[lojban] Re: .aunai and .a'unai

[Chris Capel <pdf23ds@gmail.com>]

On 5/5/05, Chris Capel <pdf23ds@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the definitions/examples given in the BPFK sections are a
> really good start to make the attitudinals less ambiguous to
> beginners. The only thing I'd change (with my limited knowledge) is
> the use of "reluctance" as the gloss for the opposite of "desire".
> Unfortunately, I can't think of a better gloss for what amounts in
> Jorge's examples to some sort of "reverse-wish" or "un-desire".

Regret, perhaps, though that somewhat implies a past-orientation that
isn't necessarily in {aunai}. But "regret" can be used as an attitude
toward a present circumstance; it's just not a common usage.

Chris Capel
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