Re: Mr. Bird has 2 wings (was: essentials of a gadri system)
Jorge "Llamb?as" <jjllambias2000-/[email protected]>
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--- John Cowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Invent Yourself scripsit: > > > But I thought that Mr. Bird was a bird, not a property. > > I don't see how. If so, it would make sense to ask "Is he a parrot?" > But Mr. Bird is neither a parrot nor an eagle nor .... Mr. Bird is indeed sometimes a parrot, sometimes an eagle, sometimes... >Furthermore, > it would make sense to ask "Is he Paulie?" But he is neither Paulie > nor Thorondor nor .... In very restricted contexts he may be Paulie. Just as John Cowan in some very restricted context may be "a person sitting in his chair and drinking a cup of tea" even though in most contexts he is not that. mu'o mi'e xorxes __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com