RXS: Rob's version of XS
On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 02:05:14PM -0700, wikidiscuss@lojban.org wrote:
> Re: RXS: Rob's version of XS
> Not a bad proposal at all. However, usage of lo'e will break in
> fascinating ways. Currently people use lo'e for "the typical", and
> they make statements which should in fact be applicable with "ro" (if
> definitional) or with "su'o" (if observational). With intensionality,
> the sentence holds true even if the intensional items don't even
> exist. Most uses of lo'e don't meet that standard at all — if there
> are no lions, the typical one is not in Africa.
As I've said to you offline, Rob, you should probably re-read the book'
definition of lo'e; it does not resemble yours at all.
-Robin