Re: [lojban] Beyond Whorf: "things," "qualities," and the origin of nouns and adjectives

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

Jorge Llambias wrote:

> Yes, assuming you mean an implied {ka'e} and not {ca'a}.
> By the same logic, you can also say {mi patfu} when you don't
> have any children, and you can say {ta se botpi} of many things
> that are not bottled. I prefer not to make such confusing claims.

Yes, such claims are Gricean-confusing, not actually false.

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