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Robin's gadri Proposal

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On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 03:51:16PM -0400, xod wrote:
> Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> >On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 12:31:20PM -0700, Eimi wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>That is, if a gadri has defaults for all the axes, then is it
> >>possible for glorking to decide that one really doesn't mean that,
> >>instead of explicitly mentioning it. (Example: If we're talking
> >>about mythology, do I have to use lo da'i pavyseljirna, or can I
> >>just say lo pavyseljirna without implying that I believe they
> >>actually exist).
> >
> >If we're talking about mythology, I see no problem, although I would
> >expect a listener coming in in the middle to be quite surpised at you
> >talking about "da poi pavyseljirna", which is what lo actually means.
>
> I wouldn't. Anyone discussing unicorns is (necessarily) working in a
> context where they exist. Likewise with discussions of Sherlock Holmes
> and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Anyone discussion unicorns using "lo pavyseljirna", yes, true. I
reserve the right, though, to be surprised by said discussion, because I
assume by default that discussions have the actual real world as their
context.

-Robin