[lit-ideas] A Conditional Apology (Biscuits in the Cupboard)

From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:15:16 EDT

I wrote to R. Paul.

Well, first he  wrote,

>>wearily,

I wrote,

-- taking that to mean, "I  am weary" --

"If that's because of me, I apologise".

Cfr.  his

"I should apologise to JL (apology, er, implicature to  follow).

But implicatures _are_ detachable.

Ditto 'conditional'  apologies:

"If you are hungry, there are biscuits in the  cupboard"

(???)

"If you feel offended, I  apologise".

Logical form left to D. McEvoy -- he is trying to let us  believe that he 
does not understand.

Cheers,

J. L.  Speranza
Bordighera  

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[lit-ideas] A Conditional Apology (Biscuits in the Cupboard)

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