From @uga.cc.uga.edu:lojban@cuvmb.bitnet Sun Jun 11 23:31:41 1995 Received: from punt3.demon.co.uk by stryx.demon.co.uk with SMTP id AA3365 ; Sun, 11 Jun 95 23:31:39 BST Received: from punt3.demon.co.uk via puntmail for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk; Sat, 10 Jun 95 23:54:25 GMT Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by punt3.demon.co.uk id aa25034; 11 Jun 95 0:54 +0100 Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 4185; Sat, 10 Jun 95 19:52:02 EDT Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 9806; Sat, 10 Jun 1995 19:52:02 -0400 Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 19:55:36 EDT Reply-To: jorge@phyast.pitt.edu Sender: Lojban list From: jorge@phyast.pitt.edu Subject: Re: mass again X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Iain Alexander Message-ID: <9506110054.aa25034@punt3.demon.co.uk> Status: R la kir cusku di'e > Weither "(the mass of) human being weigh near 80 kg" or "... near 400,000,000 > tons"? IMHO first version is closer to Reference Grammar examples. Or not? I'd go with the tons. If it's 80 kg then what is the weight of half of the mass? Some 40 kg? I'd say: lo'e remna cu grake li ji'ibinoki'o i piro loi remna cu grake li so'iki'oki'o co'o mi'e xorxes