From xod@sixgirls.org Thu Jan 31 08:00:44 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: xod@reva.sixgirls.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_1_3); 31 Jan 2002 16:00:43 -0000 Received: (qmail 22339 invoked from network); 31 Jan 2002 16:00:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.172) by m6.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 31 Jan 2002 16:00:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO reva.sixgirls.org) (216.27.131.50) by mta2.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 31 Jan 2002 16:00:41 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by reva.sixgirls.org (8.11.6+3.4W/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0VG0eh19411 for ; Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:00:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:00:40 -0500 (EST) To: lojban Subject: Re: Truth Value of UI (was: Re: UI for 'possible' (was: Re: [lojban] Bibletranslation style question) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: Invent Yourself X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=1138703 X-Yahoo-Profile: throwing_back_the_apple On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, And Rosta wrote: > Xod: > > I have argued that ".ui" has a truth value. It is "true" when the speaker > is actually happy. All utterances have truth value, even "ouch!". > ******************************************* > > Your contention is incorrect. The difference between "ui" and "mi gleki" > is precisely that only the latter has a truth value. How do you intend to prove to me that ".ui" lacks a truth value? -- The tao that can be tar(1)ed is not the entire Tao. The path that can be specified is not the Full Path.