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RE: events which don't exist do, because our gadri don't do whatweneed (was Re: [jboske] "x1 is a Y for doing x2" (was: RE: Re:antiblotation(was:RE: taksi))



xod:
> On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, And Rosta wrote:
> > xod:
> > > What does lo da'i broda mean to you?
> >
> > If I read it in something written by you, I'd take it to mean
> > "a possibly-imaginary broda" 
> >
> > If I wrote it, I would mean "Something such that I entertain the
> > idea of it being broda, without claiming that it is broda" 
> 
> And if I wrote it, it would be to nullify the existence-claim aspect of
> lo, while retaining its nonspecificity 

Right: that's my understanding of how you use it. Have you thought
about what "ro da lo da'i broda" and "na ku lo da'i broda" mean to
you? That is, how the cancellation of the existence-claim interacts
with other logical elements?

Or do you just see "lo da'i" as a stopgap kludge for use until we have
really got to the bottom of the problem & found a proper solution?
(I hope you'll answer Yes to this!)

--And.