On Monday, February 11, 2013 18:25:36 Ian Johnson wrote:
> {na'e}, at least in my understanding of it, requires a scale. This is
> frequently nonsensical, including in this situation. {na'ei} is the
> contradictory negation NAhE.
The caption of the drawing in the Book is "mi na'e lumci lo karce". A scale is
fairly obvious ("to'e lumci lo karce" would mean getting mud all over it), but
having an accident is not on the scale. Also, one can say "na'ebo le mlatu",
and the cat is not on a scale (unless the vet is weighing him).
Pierre
I agree completely. As I have asserted more than once, the use of the word "scalar" in re: na'e is misleading, since there basically infinite scales passing through any given brivla, just as there are infinite lines passing through a single point. Re-read sections 3 and 4 of chapter 15 of the CLL. Na'e basically just means "non-x" "lo mlatu cu na'e gerku" is perfectly fine and sensible. But in this particular case of drani, I didn't have the raise that argument which some take issue with, since drani can certainly be seen by all to have a scale. Therefore, I did not.
--gejyspa