From MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Thu Sep 23 08:07:26 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:07:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-d06.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.38]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CAVBP-0001WY-V6 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:06:56 -0700 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-d06.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.7.) id d.154.4034b04c (4206) for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:06:17 -0400 (EDT) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: <154.4034b04c.2e844069@wmconnect.com> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:06:17 EDT Subject: [lojban] what fi'u *can't* do, and what can do it instead? To: lojban-list@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_154.4034b04c.2e844069_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 sub 12 X-archive-position: 8666 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --part1_154.4034b04c.2e844069_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2004-09-23 5:21:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, John Cowan < jcowan@reutershealth.com> via ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes: > > I personally loathe fi'u, because it's in PA instead of VUhU, which > > makes things not work as you'd expect at *all*. For example, (1+2) > > over (2+3) can't be done using fi'u: > > Fi'u is meant to be used to make simple fractions, not for generalized > division. It's so you can say things like three-and-a-half without > worrying about operator priority. > So is there any cmavo for generalized division which could be used to express (1+2) over (2+3)? If not, then MEX has another point against it (although I'm not keeping score). stevo --part1_154.4034b04c.2e844069_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 2004-09-23 5:21:59=20= AM Eastern Daylight Time, John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com> via=20
ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


> I personally loathe fi= 'u, because it's in PA instead of VUhU, which
> makes things not work as you'd expect at *all*.  For example,=20= (1+2)
> over (2+3) can't be done using fi'u:

Fi'u is meant to be used to make simple fractions, not for generalized
division.  It's so you can say things like three-and-a-half without
worrying about operator priority.


So is there any cmavo for generalized division which could be used to ex= press (1+2) over (2+3)?
If not, then MEX has another point against it (although I'm not keeping=20= score).

stevo --part1_154.4034b04c.2e844069_boundary--