Return-Path: <@FINHUTC.HUT.FI:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET> Received: from FINHUTC.hut.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0qsGkD-00005XC; Tue, 4 Oct 94 22:45 EET Message-Id: Received: from FINHUTC.HUT.FI by FINHUTC.hut.fi (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 9861; Tue, 04 Oct 94 22:46:01 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin MAILER@SEARN) by FINHUTC.HUT.FI (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 9858; Tue, 4 Oct 1994 22:46:01 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 4227; Tue, 4 Oct 1994 21:43:06 +0100 Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 20:17:16 +0100 Reply-To: ucleaar Sender: Lojban list From: ucleaar Subject: admirers of 50% of symphonies X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Veijo Vilva Content-Length: 790 Lines: 21 I have been trying & failing to render into Jbobau three different interpretations of "(the) admirers of 50% of Brahms's symphonies" [a nonspecific pair of his 4 symponies]. (1) Each admirer admires some but not necessarily each of this 50% of symphonies (2) Each admirer admires each of the same 50% (3) Each admirer admires each of a possibly different 50% In the sentence "I met all the admirers of 50% of Brahms's symphs" these interpreations give us, respectively: (1) There are two of B's S's such that I met all their admirers (everyone who admires either of them). (2) There are two of B's S's such that I met everyone who admires both of them. (3) I met everyone who admires two of B's S's. Any of our didactic friends care to take this on for me? --- And