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On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, And Rosta wrote:
> xorxes:
> > >I haven't studied or thought about {kau}, so who knows, mebbe you're
> > >right. But this doesn't convince me
> >
> > The way we sorted it out is to say that {lo'i du'u makau broda}
> > is the set of answers to {ma broda}. It is not absolutely clear
> > whether negative answers are included, that's why I'm in doubt
> > about the instantiation bit, but I think they are. If I know
> > that nobody did it, can I say "I know who did it: nobody"? I
> > think yes
>
> That kau debate hurt my head more than any other. Anyway, yes we
> definitely (*including* pc) agreed that lo'i du'u Qkau is the
> set of answers.
Here's one of the places where you guys always blow it. The answer to the
question "Who shot JR?" is "Alice.", not "Alice shot JR.". Answers are
sumties, not du'us, and this is true in English and Lojban alike.
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Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.