Received: from ELI.CS.YALE.EDU by NEBULA.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU via SMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1993 13:46:11 -0400 Received: from YALEVM.YCC.YALE.EDU by eli.CS.YALE.EDU via SMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1993 13:46:03 -0400 Message-Id: <199309231746.AA12932@eli.CS.YALE.EDU> Received: from CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU by YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 1398; Thu, 23 Sep 93 13:44:10 EDT Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 4628; Thu, 23 Sep 93 13:43:55 EDT Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1993 18:36:56 +0100 Reply-To: Colin Fine Sender: Lojban list From: Colin Fine Subject: TECH: Submultiples of local units To: Erik Rauch Status: RO X-Status: X-From-Space-Date: Thu Sep 23 19:36:56 1993 X-From-Space-Address: @YaleVM.YCC.YALE.EDU:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET Will somebody explain how to use sub-units for the local measure gismu? eg minli mile x1 is x2 long local distance unit(s) (non-metric), x3 subunits (defaults 1), standard x4 Clearly le dargu cu minli li 5 means the road is 5 miles long Does le dargu cu minli li 5 li 3 mean 'the road is 5 miles, 3 furlongs long'? I take it the 'default 1' applies to the x2, and the x3 has a 'default 0' How do you say 'three furlongs'? Do you have to say le dargu cu minli li no li ci presumably le dargu cu minli fi li ci means 1 mile 3 furlongs? So to get a selbri meaning 'measures in furlongs' you have to say minli be li no or is this a use for 'zi'o'? does 'minli be zi'o' mean 'x1 measures x2 furlongs by standard x3'? (If you're not happy with furlongs, pretend I used 'gutci' and substitute feet and inches Colin