Re: A couple of questions

[ucleaar <ucleaar@ucl.ac.uk>]

> JL>> If they are the same, the statement "lo [unicorn] cu brode"
> JL>>    should be false, since noda cu [unicorn].
> JL>
> JL>If no unicorns exist in the world where the statement is used, then the
> JL>statement is false in that world, yes.
>  
> 1. Therefore the statement "Elves have pointed ears" is false since
> there is no such thing as an elf.  Likewise definitional statements
> "Elves are humanoid" is also false even if definitional.  How can you
> describe the properties of a hypothetical but non-existent object if any
> statement about such an object is false.

But your examples would translate as "ro elf" or "lohe elf", not as
"lo elf".

We need different examples where we want to discuss hypothetical
but nonexistent objects using "lo".

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