From jjllambias@hotmail.com Fri Jul 27 19:56:53 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_2_0); 28 Jul 2001 02:56:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 30430 invoked from network); 28 Jul 2001 02:56:53 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 28 Jul 2001 02:56:53 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.240.136) by mta1 with SMTP; 28 Jul 2001 02:56:53 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:56:53 -0700 Received: from 200.69.11.228 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 28 Jul 2001 02:56:53 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.69.11.228] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: RE: [lojban] Re: kargu mleca Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 02:56:53 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Jul 2001 02:56:53.0260 (UTC) FILETIME=[F488B4C0:01C11710] From: "Jorge Llambias" la and cusku di'u >Since we are retreading an old debate here, I will chime in with my >preference, which is to stop using nitcu/djica/sisku and use lujvo >with the form: > > mi [something]-zei-nitcu/djica/sisku tu'o du'u co'e loi kargu mleca > >the key features of which are > >* not using nitcu/djica/sisku >* having a du'u x2 >* x2 contains co'e or more explicit selbri >* the needee/wantee/seekee is a variable existentially quantified within > the x2 clause How do you talk about the needee/wantee/seekee in this scheme. For example, how do you say "this is bigger than what I'm looking for". I would say {ti bramau lo'e se sisku be mi}. What do you do, something like: ti [something]-zei-bramau tu'o se sisku be mi And how do the {sisku be le ka}-people say it? mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp