Re: xor questions

["Lee Daniel Crocker (none)" <lcrocker@MERCURY.COLOSSUS.NET>]

> But you could say:
>
>     ko cuxna lo selpinxe le tcati ce le ckafi
>     Choose a beverage from {tea, coffee}.
>
> Here you're only asking that they choose one, though. You're
> not asking any question.

What's the difference between asking a question or demanding
that someone tell you something?  Isn't that just a grammatical
convenience?  A shortcut way of saying "tell me..."?

--
Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lcrocker.html>
"All inventions or works of authorship original to me, herein and past,
are placed irrevocably in the public domain, and may be used or modified
for any purpose, without permission, attribution, or notification."--LDC