From sentto-44114-17177-1037902137-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Thu Nov 21 11:54:32 2002 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:54:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from n17.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.72]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.05) id 18ExPA-00018K-03 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:54:28 -0800 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-17177-1037902137-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.193] by n17.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Nov 2002 18:08:57 -0000 X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_0); 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 -0000 Received: (qmail 1620 invoked from network); 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m11.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.45) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:08:56 -0800 Received: from 200.49.74.2 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 GMT To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56.0441 (UTC) FILETIME=[0EC93690:01C29189] From: "Jorge Llambias" X-Originating-IP: [200.49.74.2] X-Yahoo-Profile: jjllambias2000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 +0000 Subject: [lojban] Re: mi nanca li (was: Re: Newbie says hi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 2661 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list la djorden cusku di'e >Ok this is a load of crap. You guys are ignoring x3 of nanca; >there's nothing at all idiom-like or figurative about this usage. > >The elided zo'e could mean, for example: > mi nanca li paso zo'e > mi nanca li paso le kuspe be le te jbena kubi'o le cabna > >You guys are assuming it means le kuspe be le te jbena kubi'o lemu'e >mrobi'o. I think the standard place was meant to distinguish Earth-years from other type of years, rather than for the dimension of x1 to be measured. In any case, I still think that by the same standard, one can nanca different numbers at different times. mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/