Return-Path: Received: from kantti.helsinki.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0rVUkN-00007TC; Sat, 21 Jan 95 03:36 EET Received: from fiport.funet.fi (fiport.funet.fi [128.214.109.150]) by kantti.helsinki.fi (8.6.9/8.6.5) with ESMTP id DAA00762 for ; Sat, 21 Jan 1995 03:36:09 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (MAILER@SEARN) by FIPORT.FUNET.FI (PMDF V4.3-13 #2494) id <01HM39RXA0DS0006FH@FIPORT.FUNET.FI>; Sat, 21 Jan 1995 01:31:38 +0200 (EET) Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 6726; Sat, 21 Jan 1995 02:32:41 +0100 Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1995 00:02:28 +0000 (GMT) From: Iain Alexander Subject: Re: canko <===vorme Sender: Lojban list To: Veijo Vilva Reply-to: ia@STRYX.DEMON.CO.UK Message-id: <01HM39RXD3IQ0006FH@FIPORT.FUNET.FI> X-Envelope-to: veion@XIRON.PC.HELSINKI.FI Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-To: jlk@netcom.com X-cc: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 802 Lines: 28 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