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Re: [engelang] Xorban jek- and jak-(?)



On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 8:16 PM, Mike S. <maikxlx@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Would it make sense to create an operator jak- perhaps defined such that
>
> jakV F1-V F2-V := la jeka F1-a F2-a mnVka
> "V is among the union of F1s and F2s"
>
> ...as in "John or Alice (possibly both) carried the piano."

Sounds reasonable to me.

> Also, how could one say "John, Alice, but not Bob carried the panel" using
> jVk- operators?

I think you could just say "la je jeka ... na..." for that case, but
"all the students except Bob" is more complicated.

co ma'a xrxe