Re: [lojban] Re: English

[Kevin Reid <kpreid@switchb.org>]

On Sep 28, 2011, at 15:17, fagricipni wrote:

> To the one who thought English is the best thing in the world: 
> Can you give me a dynamic equivalent translation in to English
> of a question that I often want to ask (though with different
> first sumti) to English-speakers?
> 
> pau la kres. mo do
> 
> If I ask "Who is Chris?", I get an identity when what I am
> asking for is a relationship; ie, friend, friend's child,
> child's friend, friend of friend (note that "child" here is to
> be interpreted as immediate descendant, not any non-adult). 
> However, asking the question "How is Chris related to you?", I
> get the answer "He is not" because I am being mis-interpreted
> as asking about a _familial_ relationship.

"Who is Chris to you?"

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Kevin Reid                                  <http://switchb.org/kpreid/>

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