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RXS: Rob's version of XS

I'll get to RXS itself later; this is just cleaning up my inbox.
1. An arguable point: can't we talk about a typical unicorn even if there aren't any unicorns? Or maybe that is just stereotypical.

2. the conditions on intensional cases is the same as on extensional, it is just that the relevant world is different (no longer this one).
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). 2.With intensionality, the sentence holds true even if the intensional items don't even exist. 1.Most uses of lo'e don't meet that standard at all — if there are no lions, the typical one is not in Africa.