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Robin's gadri Proposal

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On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 12:11:44PM -0700, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
> Robin Lee Powell:
> > I don't think there is any functional difference between zo'e noi
> > and su'o zo'e noi. I'm willing to change my mind on that, though.
>
> Consider an example.
>
> xu do pu klama le zarci
>
> Did you go to the market(s)?
>
> A) mi ja'a pu klama zo'e
> I did go (to the place(s) obvious from context).
>
> B-) mi ja'a pu klama su'o zo'e
> I did go to at least one of (the place(s) obvious from context).
>
> C) mi ja'a pu klama su'o da
> I did go to at least some place.
>
> I would say they are all functionally different answers.

I don't see that at all; "mi ja'a pu klama zo'e" implies "mi ja'a pu
klama su'o zo'e" in my universe. Unless you're holding open the
possibility that the person didn't go anywhere in the first case?

There may be examples that highlight a difference, but I don't think
this is one of them.

-Robin