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Unique == Misterhood? (was: lo'e gadri: can we converge towards a resolution?)



On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, And Rosta wrote:

> I think Jorge & I share an understanding of Unique. It is space-limited
> if space-limitedness is a property of brodahood, but it can be in
> many different places at once. LE-unique cipni is in many places at
> once. Now, since being in many places at once is a rather strange
> property for an individual to have (e.g. Nick can't be in many places
> at once), I may find it weird to see the class of birds as an
> individual bird, and so not say "LE-unique cipni": but that's my
> decision to make as a Lojban speaker.


This discussion is difficult enough without the introduction of redundant
or even semi-redundant terms. We should introduce new terms sparingly, and
only when really needed, to minimize our brain pain. "Unique", I take it,
means "Mister"?





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