From MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Wed Sep 22 13:16:23 2004 Return-Path: X-Sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 37206 invoked from network); 22 Sep 2004 20:16:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m15.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 22 Sep 2004 20:16:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO imo-m18.mx.aol.com) (64.12.138.208) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 22 Sep 2004 20:16:23 -0000 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-m18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.7.) id r.cf.1797be3b (4362) for ; Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:15:55 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:15:54 EDT To: lojban@yahoogroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_cf.1797be3b.2e83377a_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 sub 12 X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 64.12.138.208 From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Subject: fractions vs. decimals X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=137764184 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojbaner X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 23064 --part1_cf.1797be3b.2e83377a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2004-09-22 1:15:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lojban@yahoogroups.com writes: > li pimu du li fi'ure .i li pira'eci du li fi'uci .i li > pira'enomubibirecimure > sovopapazexavoze du li fi'upaze > > (Yes, I know that one cold. At least in English.) > > mu'omi'e .pier. > That pretty much makes my point. Fractions should *not* be represented primarily by their decimal (or other base) equivalents. To expect someone to know even 1/7 in decimal is asking way too much. stevo --part1_cf.1797be3b.2e83377a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 2004-09-22 1:15:1= 9 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lojban@yahoogroups.com writes:


li pimu du li fi'ure .i l= i pira'eci du li fi'uci .i li pira'enomubibirecimure=20
sovopapazexavoze du li fi'upaze

(Yes, I know that one cold. At least in English.)

mu'omi'e .pier.


That pretty much makes my point.  Fractions should *not* be repres= ented primarily by their decimal (or other base) equivalents.  To expe= ct someone to know even 1/7 in decimal is asking way too much.  

stevo --part1_cf.1797be3b.2e83377a_boundary--