RE: [jboske] Hello over there

[And Rosta <arosta@uclan.ac.uk>]

X:
#la and cusku di'e
#>How about "The number of people in this room is increasing by
#>either 3, 10 or 73 every hour"?
#
#Maybe something like:
#
# le vi kumfa cu zenba le ka xokau prenu ce'u nenri kei
# ca ro cacra li ci a li pano a li zeci
# This room increases in how many people are in it
# each hour by 3, 10 or 73.
#
#But we do need an intensional if we want "the number" as the
#subject:
#
# lo-KIND te kancu be lei prenu pe le vi kumfa cu zenba
# ca ro cacra fo li ci a li pano a li zeci
# The number of people in this room increases every hour
# by 3, 10, or 73.

It's like:

"My phone number has become longer", 
"Today is no longer Tuesday",
"The president has become a Republican", 
"The pope used to be Italian but is now Polish".
"My nationality has changed."
"The pope's nationality has changed." (Mr Nationality of Mr Pope)
"My home has moved northwards."

--And.