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Re: [ceqli] Re: definite & indefinite articles



on 2/1/04 9:08 PM, HandyDad at lsulky@hidden.email wrote:

> 
> I don't know about "sao", though. To me it doesn't seem so important
> whether the known thing is known because I just identified it or
> because it's assumed as already identified through common experience.
> If this distinction is made, then it seems that all the others in
> Garrett's initial list ought to be made as well.

I don't either.  Seems useful when saying '_the_ John Jones' but not really
more than that.  Offhand.

I'd say let's use 'to' for the sun, the president, the Galaxy, etc.  I
definitely don't want to go the Loglan path of making them into names.
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