From lojban-out@lojban.org Wed Jun 28 10:19:26 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 8349 invoked from network); 28 Jun 2006 16:40:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.167) by m33.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 28 Jun 2006 16:40:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta6.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Jun 2006 16:40:06 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvcuU-0000D1-LX for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:29:02 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvcsT-0000B9-KR; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:26:58 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:26:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fvcs1-0000Aw-IT for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:26:29 -0700 Received: from web81305.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.199.121]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Fvcs0-0000Ap-HR for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:26:29 -0700 Received: (qmail 98819 invoked by uid 60001); 28 Jun 2006 16:26:27 -0000 Message-ID: <20060628162627.98817.qmail@web81305.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Received: from [70.237.199.54] by web81305.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:26:27 PDT Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:26:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <2d3df92a0606280532s3c0733d4h83347f4ee05d0ff4@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-archive-position: 11846 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: John E Clifford From: John E Clifford Reply-To: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net Subject: [lojban] Re: plural markers? X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=v8cFndTqNUIW-FMQ8us1Lu2tdKb3zA7qEkTbz5bZgF-YP_LeGg X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 26271 Sorry I missed it. It is a fundamental point about Lojban, which gets missed in our Anglocentric fondness for marked number. --- HeliodoR wrote: > > So -- context permitting -- the best plural is just the form without > internal quantifiers at all. > > mi cusku lo mintu be di'u > > > mi'e darves > 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.