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la djan cusku di'e
> Is this a means for distinguishing
> between the Kind and the Typical: the Kind has the properties of each of its
> whereas the Typical doesn't.
As long as you are careful with the handling of the properties.
Two-month-old-John-Cowan has the property "being a baby".
Two-month-old-John-Cowan is John Cowan.
Does John Cowan have the property "being a baby"?
He does, as long as you apply the tenses carefully.
Similarly for Kinds. If you consider properties of very specific
instances, you have to be careful in specifying the circumstances,
so that you don't say misleading things like {la djan cu cifnu}
which is true but very misleading out of context.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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