From xod@sixgirls.org Fri Feb 01 10:40:31 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: xod@reva.sixgirls.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_1_3); 1 Feb 2002 18:40:30 -0000 Received: (qmail 43311 invoked from network); 1 Feb 2002 18:40:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.171) by m3.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 1 Feb 2002 18:40:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO reva.sixgirls.org) (216.27.131.50) by mta3.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Feb 2002 18:40:30 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by reva.sixgirls.org (8.11.6+3.4W/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g11IeTh08362 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:40:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:40:28 -0500 (EST) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: UI for 'possible' (was: Re: [lojban] Bible translation 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, Lee Daniel Crocker wrote: > >> sei tcica mi klama > > > > I nice paradox -- could anyone actually say this? > > I don't see a problem with this at all. I'd say it was something > like a smiley, used to indicate sarcasm. In other words, it's like > saying "I'll be right there" in a tone of voice that makes it clear > you intend to stay right where you are. Who recalls the tv commercials from the 80s with the fellow giving a sales pitch and the caption reading "He's lying"? -- The tao that can be tar(1)ed is not the entire Tao. The path that can be specified is not the Full Path.