From rlpowell@csclub.uwaterloo.ca Mon Oct 16 00:45:15 2000 Return-Path: X-Sender: rlpowell@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca X-Apparently-To: lojban@egroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-6_1_0); 16 Oct 2000 07:45:15 -0000 Received: (qmail 13705 invoked from network); 16 Oct 2000 07:45:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 16 Oct 2000 07:45:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca) (129.97.134.11) by mta3 with SMTP; 16 Oct 2000 07:45:14 -0000 Received: from calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) with ESMTP id DAA15528 for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2000 03:48:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200010160748.DAA15528@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca> To: lojban@egroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban] makfa In-Reply-To: Message from "Evgueni Sklyanin" of "Mon, 16 Oct 2000 06:55:27 -0000." <8se8ov+52ds@eGroups.com> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 03:48:18 -0400 X-eGroups-From: Robin Lee Powell From: Robin Lee Powell "Evgueni Sklyanin" writes: >coi rodo > >I have a question about the definition of {makfa}: > >makfa magic >x1 is magic/supernatural/sorcery/witchcraft/wizardry to x2, >performed by person/force/deity x3 > >I am confused about the meaning of the preposition "to" introducing >the argument x2: > >Is x2 the object of the magic act >or >x2 is the observer to whom this act looks like magic? The latter. The former would be rather abysmal misuse of English grammar. -Robin -- http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~rlpowell/ BTW, I'm male, honest. Despite not getting very emotional about it, the fact that quantum entanglement doesn't allow transmission of information is probably the most profound dissapointment I've ever experienced. -- RLPowell