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On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Lindar <lindarthebard@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can someone please answer which of the following sentences make sense
>> and which don't?
>>
>
> Sure.
>
>
>>   1. {ko'a mitre li papimu}
>>
>
> Makes sense. X is 1.5 metres.
>
>
>>   2. {li papimu namcu}
>>
>
> 1.5 is a number.
>
>
>>   3. {lo se mitre cu namcu}
>>
>
> A number quantifying the length of an object in metres is a number.
>
>
>>   4. {ko'a mitre lo se cacra be ko'e}
>>
>
> X is as many metres long as Y is hours long.
>
>
>>   5. {la'e lo se mitre cu namcu}
>
>
> The referent of the number quantifying the length of something in metres
> is a number.
> (This is a false statement AFAIC.)
>
> Everything except this last one makes sense to me.
>

  Not necessarily.  For example, you could have a series of numbered doors,
behind each of which is a (non-related) quantity of eggs.  You could refer
to the number of the door to obliquely refer to the number of eggs behind
it.  And therefore use the length of something to specify that door number.
 Could be done, but yeah, contrived.
          --gejyspa


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at=
 12:28 PM, Lindar <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lindarthebard@gma=
il.com">lindarthebard@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"im"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margi=
n-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Can someone pleas=
e answer which of the following sentences make sense<br>and which don&#39;t=
?<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>Sure.</div><div class=3D"im"><div>=
=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-left:0.=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=A0 1. {ko&#39;a mitre li =
papimu}<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>Makes sense. X is 1.5 metres.</div><=
div>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-lef=
t:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=A0 2. {li papimu namc=
u}<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>1.5 is a number.</div><div class=3D"im"><d=
iv>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-left=
:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=A0 3. {lo se mitre cu =
namcu}<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>A number quantifying the length of a=
n object in metres is a number.</div><div class=3D"im"><div>=A0</div><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left=
:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
=A0 4. {ko&#39;a mitre lo se cacra be ko&#39;e}<br></blockquote><div><br></=
div></div><div>X is as many metres long as Y is hours long.</div><div class=
=3D"im"><div>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;m=
argin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
=A0 5. {la&#39;e lo se mitre cu namcu}</blockquote><div><br></div></div><di=
v>The referent of the number quantifying the length of something in metres =
is a number.</div><div>(This is a false statement AFAIC.)</div><div><br></d=
iv>
<div>Everything except this last one makes sense to me.</div></blockquote><=
div><br></div><div>=A0 Not necessarily. =A0For example, you could have a se=
ries of numbered doors, behind each of which is a (non-related) quantity of=
 eggs. =A0You could refer to the number of the door to obliquely refer to t=
he number of eggs behind it. =A0And therefore use the length of something t=
o specify that door number. =A0Could be done, but yeah, contrived.</div>
<div>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 --gejyspa</div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding=
-left:1ex"><div>=A0</div></blockquote></div></div>

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