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Nick Nicholas scripsit:
> Accepted. For my part, I have put my contribution on wiki, at
> http://www.lojban.org/wiki/index.php/gadri%20report%2C%20aug%202003
A few notes:
1) It's not really true that "There exists an X" implies that X is
namable. The number of real numbers, still more the number of
real functions of a single variable, vastly outruns the number of
names. This doesn't really affect your argument.
2) Grammatically, LAhE3 can't be a LAhE, since those (like any other
sumti) can be quantified. We need a new selma'o and a new grammar
rule if you *really* want unquantifiables.
3) I suggest that the "I fear" example be changed to "Joey fears"
forthwith, because first-person is nothing but a snare in these
examples. It's rational for me to say "Joey fears the OBM" even
though I deny the OBM's existence. A fortiori, the other examples should be
changed as well.
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