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On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 07:50:32PM -0500, Invent Yourself wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Jordan DeLong wrote:
> > I never said that either. "lo broda" can be used when only one
> > broda exists, for example, if the speaker doesn't *know* there's
> > only one.
>
> No, even when the speaker knows there is only one. Lojban conflates
> specificity with veridicality, and you are only considering specificity as
> the reason to use lo.
That's because it *is* the reason to use lo. If you want veridical
claims about something specific, do them at the bridi level.
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Jordan DeLong - fracture@hidden.email
lu zo'o loi censa bakni cu terzba le zaltapla poi xagrai li'u
sei la mark. tuen. cusku
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