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Re: All-important phrases

From:bnathyuw <bnathyuw@...>
Date:Wednesday, July 31, 2002, 10:53
here goes :

> Bears don't drink beer, do they?
goras Rapi Cos bear not-? (drink beer) Rap p==(¬p&<>p), ie, they could, but they don't ie, the bear doesn't actually* drink beer
> I would like French fries with my painful death.
Dhayrer chinpa that shot Dayg yholw Bayr linc (give [future subjunctive])-you \(chip portion) that \i (die [future]) (great cause for pain) (eat [future]) them ie, would you give me a portion of chips for me to eat as i die in great pain
> Am I truly like such a fellow?
Peri shot Tanlt shacas (is actual)-? \i (am being of the quality) \(a man)-(this type we've been discussing) ie, is it the actual case that i have the qualities of such a man ? *i'm using the word 'actually' in its possible worlds sense to mean 'in the actual (this) world' __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com