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Re: Wallops #8
- To: John Cowan <cowan@SNARK.THYRSUS.COM>, Eric Raymond <eric@SNARK.THYRSUS.COM>, Eric Tiedemann <est@SNARK.THYRSUS.COM>
- Subject: Re: Wallops #8
- From: John Cowan <cbmvax!snark.thyrsus.com!cowan>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1992 09:54:42 EDT
- In-Reply-To: <9207071845.AA05727@relay1.UU.NET>; from "Mark E. Shoulson" at Jul 7, 92 2:14 pm
- Reply-To: John Cowan <cbmvax!snark.thyrsus.com!cowan>
- Sender: Lojban list <cbmvax!uunet!CUVMB.BITNET!pucc.Princeton.EDU!LOJBAN>
la mark. clsn. cusku di'e
> >> .i ko'a co'a citka gi'enai jdaxanmu'u
> >> The plougher started eating and didn't make the sign of the cross.
>
> >Doesn't {gi'e} imply that he didn't cross himself _after_ he started
> >eating?
>
> I dunno. Is there time implied in {gi'e}? If not, do we want one there in
> this case?
"gi'e" is a logical connective and as such is time-free. To get time in,
use "gi'enaibabo" = "and >then< didn't" or "gi'enapubo" = "and >before that<
didn't".
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