From robin@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx Wed Nov 11 23:12:35 1998 X-Digest-Num: 5 Message-ID: <44114.5.42.959273823@eGroups.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 09:12:35 +0200 From: Robin Turner From: Logical Language Group > > >Can the lujvo 'tolxamgu' can be in English as "bad", > >and 'nalxamgu' as "not-good"? I am trying to understand the > >application of polar vs. scalar negation. > > I would take tolxamgu as being not merely bad, but as far from good as > possible on the unspecified scale. nalxamgu is also "bad", but is more > akin to xlali - having the full range of other-than-good. The typical > English semantics of "not good" can include either na'e xamgu or no'e > xamgu. A "C" grade on a test is not good, but neither is it bad (unless > you fall short of honors or grad school admission as a result). > > lojbab > What about doubleplus-ungood then? ;-) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Help support ONElist, while generating interest in your product or > service. ONElist has a variety of advertising packages. Visit > http://www.onelist.com/advert.html for more information.