Re: [jboske] individuation and masses (was: RE: mass, group,

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

Invent Yourself scripsit:

> My proposal gives lei an *actual meaning*! Tell me what difference there
> is between "a beer" and "some beer", thus justifying why we need a
> distinct gadri to mark the difference.

Countability. "How many beers [drinks] have you had?" "How many beers
[vats] are in this cellar?" "How many beers [cans] are in the fridge?"
All these questions make sense and thus want "xu lo birje".

Where counting does not make sense, then "loi birje" is appropriate.

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