Re: perfective counting

[Mark A Biggar <mab@WDL.LORAL.COM>]

>From: Logical Language Group <lojbab@access.digex.net>
>This seems similar to the ball-rolling-off-the-table problem, in which I
>think we agreed that we could talk about something happening "pu'o lenu
>farlu le loldi le jubme" even though it is perfectly possible that
>someone might interfere and prevent the ball from reaching the floor.
>"lenu" is in any case fine; "lonu" is questionable.

In fact, doesn't the act of "interfere and prevent the ball from reaching the
floor" in some sense happen before the ball reaches the floor even though
it never gets there?

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Mark Biggar
mab@wdl.loral.com