From jjllambias@hotmail.com Sun Dec 10 12:40:04 2000 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-6_3_1_3); 10 Dec 2000 20:40:03 -0000 Received: (qmail 21229 invoked from network); 10 Dec 2000 20:40:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 10 Dec 2000 20:40:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.33) by mta2 with SMTP; 10 Dec 2000 20:40:03 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:40:01 -0800 Received: from 200.42.119.161 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:40:01 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.42.119.161] To: lojban@egroups.com Subject: RE: [lojban] Bringing it about that Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:40:01 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Dec 2000 20:40:01.0730 (UTC) FILETIME=[5E6A4A20:01C062E9] From: "Jorge Llambias" la and cusku di'e > > {sisku lo'e plini} > > does not claim the existence of some planet under search. > >No indeed. Does it mean "The typical/average planet is >such that it is sought"? I hope not, but yes, that's what the definition of {lo'e} suggests. I would use {le cnano be le ka plini} for that. It doesn't seem at all necessary to have a special grammar category for the concept of average. On the other hand, it is necessary to distinguish the seeking of planets (independently of whether or not there are any to be found) from the situation where there is a planet being sought. So I just try to give some use to an otherwise not very useful word. co'o mi'e xorxes _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com