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Re: [jboske] Mr. Bird, negation, and *ivorousness



Jorge Llamb��)B�as scripsit:

> I think that the problem is that the Kind has more "roi"s available
> than the avatars. There is a dimension in which each avatar is
> stuck to one roi. So, using fe'ei to convert to the avatar dimension,
> I would say "-Mr. cipni fe'eisu'oroi noroi fe'esu'oroi spati citka"
> is true. i.e. "Mr. Bird for some avatar never eats plants anywhere",
> i.e. "Mr. Bird for some avatar is carnivorous". 

You insist on talking about the properties of the avatars of Mr. Bird,
whereas I am talking the properties of Mr. Bird himself.

It's true that some avatars of Mr. Bird cu na blanu, but not that Mr. Bird
himself cu na blanu.

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