Re: [lojban] Is there any real diffrence between hope (.a'o) and desire (.au)?

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 1:30 AM, .djo,is. <joey.kl@mac.com> wrote:
> It isn't apparent to me. If you desire something, don't you hope it will be
> true? The difference makes more sense in between pacna and djica, but why do
> we need two attitudinals?
>
> If there is a difference, is there an example where you might say ".a'o
> .aunai broda" (or something similar)?

You can only hope for something that you don't know for sure to be
true or false. For example, if you didn't go to the market you can
wish you had gone, but you can't hope you had gone. If I didn't go,
you can hope I did if you don't know whether I did or not. If you do
know that I did, you may be happy I did, or you may wish I hadn't, but
hope is out of the question.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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