Re: Robin does the xorban (was Re: [lojban] Baby Words: "you're right" and orders.)

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 03:31:56PM -0700, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> On Wed, May 01, 2013 at 12:32:03PM -0400, Bob LeChevalier,
> President and Founder - LLG wrote:
> > .arpis. wrote:
> > >Are constraint (e'i) and obligation (ei) such different
> > >concepts that we want two separate short words for them,
> > >especially at the expense of having a short way to be explicit
> > >about commands?
> > 
> > They certainly are different emotionally, 
> 
> I disagree.
> 
> > I do many things out of a feeling of obligation that I do not in
> > fact feel constrained/compelled to do.
> 
> Then our definitions of those words differ.

I've thought about this more, and I guess I do see an emotional
difference between "I should really do the kitchen because RA would
like me to do so" and "If I don't get my taxes in, I'm going to
jail".  So I take it back.

-Robin

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