Subject: RE: [lojban] Q

From: "And Rosta" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:32:45 +0100

Xorxes:
> la and cusku di'e
> 
> >IIRC Jorge was questioning the utility of the subtypes
> >of {nu} (and I would disagree with him on that point).
> 
> Yes, that was my original stand. Then I also agreed with
> Adam that the distinction we are forced to make between
> nu/ka/du'u is redundant, in this case because the
> place that is being filled by these in general by itself
> determines which one should be used.

x1 describes x2
x1 discusses x2
x1 notices similarities among members of x2
&c.

-- in all these, x2 could equally well be a nu or a ka or
a du'u.

But yes, the distinction is usually redundant.

--And.