On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 06:12:02PM +0100, selpa'i wrote:
> Thinking back to this topic, I'm wondering why nobody suggested
> simple {lo}. It's more or less perfect for this kind of thing.
>
> ko dunda lo plise pe lo lanka mi
> Give me any apple from the basket.
Because according to your usual arguments, this sentence can also mean
"Give me an apple (and I might have a specific one in mind) from the basket"
and
"Give me the apple from the basket."
Therefore it would be unclear whether you have a specific one in mind.
So what do you reply if someone asks you in response "Which apple exactly?",
e.g. {lo plise poi mo} or whatever.
You could answer {ko cuxna}, but the major question is, whether you can
avoid such a question in the first place.
v4hn
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