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Re: [bpfk] Re: Grammar of letterals and numerals in {li}



On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 10:50 AM, <spheniscine@gmail.com> wrote:
I just wanted to say this.

I see the problem with the {abu za'u re'u cusku} examples; but all those happen *outside* LI...LOhO. They can be fixed without affecting the grammar *inside* LI...LOhO. 

It isn't just about my date system, but also arbitrary character strings; what if you are trying to spell out a character string like 2164763278536578236z ? You'd start reading it as a number without appending {bu} to everything, but then suddenly run into a mabla vlale'u.

Would you read it as a number in English though? "Two sixtillions one hundred and sixty-four quintillions ... two hundred and thirty-six zee" (if you are in the US) or "two quadrillions one hundred and sixty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty-three trillions ... and thirty-six zed". I think if it's an arbitrary string of characters, it makes more sense to read it as characters, not as a number.

I do not see any advantage to affecting LI...LOhO.

One advantage would be not having two separate rules.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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