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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:15:42 -0300
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Subject: Re: [bpfk] Re: Grammar of letterals and numerals in {li}
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On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 5:10 AM, <spheniscine@gmail.com> wrote:

> The problems with pabu / pa'y are:
>
>    - They almost double the length of all character strings that are
>    heavy in digits, e.g. my date system and Pierre's coordinate system.
>
> I think dates and coordinates shouldn't be mere strings of characters,
since the numbers within them have meaning as numbers. The parser should be
able to identify those numbers as numbers. Guskant's system makes more
sense for those.

>
>    - As for numeral/number distinction... the problem is that that very
>    distinction is often hazy. Take for example the name of the game
>    TIS-100 <http://www.zachtronics.com/tis-100/>; do those numbers
>    actually mean "one hundred", or are they just an arbitrary string of
>    numerals?
>
> Is it pronounced "one hundred" or "one zero zero"? It could mean "eight"
even, given the topic. What about the name "7-Eleven"? I think names are a
different topic, though.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 5:10 AM,  <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:spheniscine@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">spheniscine@gmail.com</a>&gt;</=
span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">The problem=
s with pabu / pa&#39;y are:<div><ul><li><span style=3D"line-height:normal">=
They almost double the length of all character strings that are heavy in di=
gits, e.g. my date system and Pierre&#39;s coordinate system.</span></li></=
ul></div></div></blockquote><div>I think dates and coordinates shouldn&#39;=
t be mere strings of characters, since the numbers within them have meaning=
 as numbers. The parser should be able to identify those numbers as numbers=
. Guskant&#39;s system makes more sense for those.</div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><ul><li><span style=3D"line-height:norm=
al">As for numeral/number distinction... the problem is that that very dist=
inction is often hazy. Take for example the name of the game=C2=A0<a href=
=3D"http://www.zachtronics.com/tis-100/" target=3D"_blank">TIS-100</a>; do =
those numbers actually mean &quot;one hundred&quot;, or are they just an ar=
bitrary string of numerals?</span></li></ul></div></div></blockquote><div>I=
s it pronounced &quot;one hundred&quot; or &quot;one zero zero&quot;? It co=
uld mean &quot;eight&quot; even, given the topic. What about the name &quot=
;7-Eleven&quot;? I think names are a different topic, though.</div><div><br=
></div><div>mu&#39;o mi&#39;e xorxes</div><div><br></div></div></div></div>

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