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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.