From lojban-out@lojban.org Tue Jun 27 08:09:48 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 74719 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2006 14:34:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.167) by m36.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 27 Jun 2006 14:34:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta6.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Jun 2006 14:34:50 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvEeE-000645-Ip for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:34:38 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvEd0-000630-Vs; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:33:24 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:33:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvEcX-00062j-Mm for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:32:53 -0700 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.190]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvEcW-00062b-Le for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:32:53 -0700 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id m19so737864nfc for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:32:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.19.11 with SMTP id w11mr5671754nfi; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:32:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.92.1 with HTTP; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:32:48 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <737b61f30606270732o2cf31bf1y3fc813a88377791f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:32:48 -0500 In-Reply-To: <2d3df92a0606270647k63f18e4fk561b7109ab91b879@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <737b61f30606261820y44aee9fn6a00372589ba3090@mail.gmail.com> <2d3df92a0606270518h52952da1y6c7ca80d9093aebc@mail.gmail.com> <925d17560606270617l4c509396re568ea918ff64dc4@mail.gmail.com> <2d3df92a0606270647k63f18e4fk561b7109ab91b879@mail.gmail.com> X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) X-archive-position: 11836 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: pdf23ds@gmail.com X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: "Chris Capel" From: "Chris Capel" Reply-To: pdf23ds@gmail.com Subject: [lojban] Re: plural markers? X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=GDKfUo_Y1pTX02e2kQs5iXwEEw0b-l6HCpiAYPc7e8KuUru-gg X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 26261 On 6/27/06, HeliodoR wrote: > > But I think more common than {za'u} or {su'o re}, when > > plurality is made explicit, will be {so'u}, {so'o}, {so'i}, "a few", > > "several", "many". > > When {ro} [something] signs multiple things does {so'u} > [something] imply plurality? Exactly one object is a few > objects, isn't it? Not in English. It means, roughly, at least 3, but still a small number, in small groups ("A few of the chairs in my house") or when specifying group size ("I own a few guns"), and 5-10% in large groups ("A few of the strawberries that were harvested"). Chris Capel -- "What is it like to be a bat? What is it like to bat a bee? What is it like to be a bee being batted? What is it like to be a batted bee?" -- The Mind's I (Hofstadter, Dennet) To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.