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> How about:
>
> In some discussions, saying "mi kalte pa lo pavyseljirna" (which
> litterally means "there exists one thing that is a unicorn that
> I am hunting"; this implies that at least one unicorn exists) is
> perfectly reasonable,

That's good.

> > For me, the most helpful concept in that article is the idea of
> > plural terms: terms that refer to several things without having to
> > create a new entity that comprises them (a "group" or "mass").
>
> <nod> Do we use that at all?

Yes: lo/le/la are all plural referers.

> > > "lo cribe" could be one, or a billion, or none (although expect
> > > listener hostility!!),
> >
> > What do you have in mind by saying that it can be none?
>
> "I need a doctor".

That cannot mean that I need no doctor, though.

mu'o mi'e xorxes




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