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--- In jboske@yahoogroups.com, "And Rosta" <a.rosta@l...> wrote: > 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. So you're saying Mister == Prototype? Your example sentences for "unique" sure seemed like prototypes to me.