Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: CFJ 1805: assign pikhq

2007-11-28 Thread Benjamin Schultz
On Nov 27, 2007, at 3:57 PM, comex wrote: On 11/27/07, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Unless I left out a different word and am introducing myself as "swing the mightily". :-) Like if I was to introduce myself as "deregister"... :< Ooh, I hope SOME Watcher tests that statement! ---

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: CFJ 1805: assign pikhq

2007-11-27 Thread Ian Kelly
On Nov 27, 2007 1:57 PM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Like if I was to introduce myself as "deregister"... :< That sentence at least would have an interpretation that doesn't require either making up semantics for a word or restructuring the sentence. -root

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: CFJ 1805: assign pikhq

2007-11-27 Thread comex
On 11/27/07, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unless I left out a different word and am introducing myself as "swing > the mightily". :-) Like if I was to introduce myself as "deregister"... :<

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: CFJ 1805: assign pikhq

2007-11-27 Thread Ian Kelly
On Nov 27, 2007 1:37 PM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/27/07, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And if I were to say "I swing the mightily", are you to understand > > that a "mightily" is an object, or that I'm swinging something in a > > mighty manner and omitted a word? > Ambigu

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: CFJ 1805: assign pikhq

2007-11-27 Thread comex
On 11/27/07, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And if I were to say "I swing the mightily", are you to understand > that a "mightily" is an object, or that I'm swinging something in a > mighty manner and omitted a word? Ambiguous, but it's unquestionably a sentence about swinging.

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: CFJ 1805: assign pikhq

2007-11-27 Thread Ian Kelly
On Nov 27, 2007 10:17 AM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nonsense. If I were to say "I transfer an nkep to pikhq", you should > reasonably be able to understand that an nkep is an object, although > since you don't know what it is the transfer couldn't be a valid game > action. And if I were