From LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu Fri Jan 20 20:13:32 1995 Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by nfs2.digex.net with SMTP id AA28570 (5.67b8/IDA-1.5 for ); Fri, 20 Jan 1995 20:13:21 -0500 Message-Id: <199501210113.AA28570@nfs2.digex.net> Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 9618; Fri, 20 Jan 95 20:15:12 EST Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 5247; Fri, 20 Jan 1995 19:33:42 -0500 Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1995 00:02:28 GMT Reply-To: ia@stryx.demon.co.uk Sender: Lojban list From: Iain Alexander Subject: Re: canko <===vorme To: jlk@netcom.com Cc: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu Status: RO In message <199501172338.PAA02250@netcom10.netcom.com> Gerald Koenig writes: > > I've been mucking about with "The window is three metres to the left of > the door" and have come up with this one after quite a struggle. > > lo ni le canko cu zunle le vorme cu du li ci poi se mitre > > The amount the window is left of the door equals the number three, which > are meters. It's not quite what I had in mind, but yes, that looks good. Mind you, why not just lo ni le canko cu zunle le vorme cu mitre li ci > Thanks for your input to the tense thread. > > djer Sorry I haven't had time to contribute more, but it seems to be headed in the right sort of direction. co'o mi'e .i,n. -- Iain Alexander ia@stryx.demon.co.uk I.Alexander@bra0125.wins.icl.co.uk