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xod: > 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"? I would have stuck with Mister, but Nick & John say that to them, Mr Bird is the massification of all birds -- as if you gather them all together and mash them up till the individual birds are unrecognizable. Since their view is a long-standing one in the lojbo community, I can't just say they're plain wrong. So I use a new term that hopefully I can claim ownership of. --And.