Re: TECH: long, but major topic: lean lujvo and fat gismu

[Jorge LLambias <jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU>]

> You asked about the distinction, if any, between "mi .e do klama" and
> "mi joi do klama".  The distinction is that the former is a concise way of
> making two claims, which may differ in the values of the elided places.

Understood.

> The latter makes a single claim with a single value for the elided places,
> but that value may be complex.
>
> If I go from England to France, and you from Argentina to the U.S., then
> "mi'o" may be said to have a destination of France, or the U.S., or
> France {joi} the U.S.

You can really say {mi'o klama le frasygu'e} when only one of us is going?
That's really confusing. I suppose {mi'o klama le frasygu'e joi le mergu'e}
is slightly better.


Jorge