From sentto-44114-21846-1080341080-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Fri Mar 26 14:45:18 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:45:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from n31.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.99]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B704f-0006kU-A3 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:45:13 -0800 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-21846-1080341080-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.192] by n31.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Mar 2004 22:44:40 -0000 X-Sender: phma@ixazon.dynip.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 62863 invoked from network); 26 Mar 2004 22:44:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m10.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 26 Mar 2004 22:44:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO blackcat.ixazon.lan) (208.150.110.21) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Mar 2004 22:44:39 -0000 Received: by blackcat.ixazon.lan (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 49F3A2387; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 22:44:33 +0000 (UTC) Organization: dis To: lojban@yahoogroups.com User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <5.2.0.9.0.20040326113834.030ae480@pop.east.cox.net> <5.2.0.9.0.20040326170952.030ea920@pop.east.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20040326170952.030ea920@pop.east.cox.net> Message-Id: <200403261744.32682.phma@webjockey.net> X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 208.150.110.21 From: Pierre Abbat 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: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:44:32 -0500 Subject: [lojban] Re: fi'u was Re:lanzu usage Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-archive-position: 7350 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: phma@webjockey.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list On Friday 26 March 2004 17:19, Bob LeChevalier wrote: > I never considered the use of boi to be that problematical, especially > since it can be required sometimes even with pure numbers (JCB's classic > example was "five 55-gallon drums"). Ambiguous in English is "five hundred fifty five gallon drums". The total capacity can be 555, 2750, 27500, or any multiple of 555 that is greater than 555. phma -- li fi'u vu'u fi'u fi'u du li pa To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lojban-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/