[lojban] Re: [jbovlaste] Re: What would happen if xu and ko were put together? (Now in the right list!)

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

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> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:21 AM, John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org> wrote:
>>  Recapping:
>>
>> "Where are you going?  Go there."  (no dominance)
>>
>> "Tell me where you are going and go there."  (command dominates)

I don't see the difference between those two. They seem to be
equivalent at least so far as "where are you going?" and "tell me
where you are going" are equivalent.

>> "Where are you going, and are you obeying my order to go there."
>> (question dominates)

That doesn't seem a likely interpretation for "ko klama ma", because
it introduces a yes/no question absent from the Lojban.

I think the other interpretation is "where am I ordering you to go?"

It seems to me both interpretations are somewhat rhetorical: you
decide where to go, and that's where I'm telling you to go, I'm not
going to decide for you; or, you already know where I'm telling you to
go, don't make me repeat myself.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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