From gordon.dyke@bluewin.ch Fri Feb 28 13:08:01 2003 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_4); 28 Feb 2003 21:08:01 -0000 Received: (qmail 10782 invoked from network); 28 Feb 2003 21:08:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m15.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 28 Feb 2003 21:08:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Feb 2003 21:08:00 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.12) id 18orjc-0005JS-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:08:00 -0800 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18orjK-0005J9-00; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:07:42 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:07:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail4.bluewin.ch ([195.186.4.74]) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18orjC-0005Iy-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:07:35 -0800 Received: from oemcomputer (62.202.164.237) by mail4.bluewin.ch (Bluewin AG 6.7.015) id 3E1046D9005CDA8C for lojban-list@lojban.org; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 21:07:03 +0000 Message-ID: <011301c2df6d$2a747620$669dca3e@oemcomputer> To: References: <20030228143330.H4979-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> Subject: [lojban] Re: Any (was: Nick will be with you shortly) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 22:04:23 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-archive-position: 4242 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: gordon.dyke@bluewin.ch Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list From: "G. Dyke" Reply-To: gordon.dyke@bluewin.ch X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=81437350 X-Yahoo-Profile: gregvdyke xod: > Chapter six makes it clear to me that lo is used for, and only for > non-specific descriptions. I think we can filter out stupid choices for da > with context. For instance, a dead doctor is nonetheless lo mikce, but I > don't want a corpse giving me a checkup. So, I think that da is > nonspecific across members of the set that's been filtered for ridiculous > values. How can a dead doctor be a "lo mikce"? It's like saying that bush is a "lo verba" lo morsi ke purji mikce cu mikce noda node mu'o mi'e greg