Re: `at least one ' vrs `one or more'

[And Rosta <a.rosta@UCLAN.AC.UK>]

Can I suggest that discussions about scope of negation,
etc., use some sort of logical notation instead of
ordinary English?

When Bob writes:

> Which is right?  Should the Lojban be translated as:
>
>   1. It is false that I like one or more cats.
>
>      which can be read as Lee suggests, that
>      `I don't like one or more cats.'
> or
>
>   2. It is false that I like at least one cat.
>
>      which can be read as Jorge suggests, that
>      `I don't like any cats.'
>
> _The Complete Lojban Language_ suggests both.

... I haven't a clue what he means. The English is too
ambiguous.

--And

p.s. This topic (scope of negation) is one on which the refgram
is 100% clear.