[lojban] Re: what fi'u *can't* do, and what can do it instead?

["doug" <kyrzar@hotmail.com>]

--- In lojban@yahoogroups.com, "Adam D. Lopresto" <lojban-out@l...> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 MorphemeAddict@w... wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 2004-09-23 5:21:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
John Cowan <
> > jcowan@r...> via
> > ecartis@d... writes:
> >
> >
> >>> I personally loathe fi'u, because it's in PA instead of VUhU, which
> >>> makes things not work as you'd expect at *all*.  For example, (1+2)
> >>> over (2+3) can't be done using fi'u:
> >>
> >> Fi'u is meant to be used to make simple fractions, not for
generalized
> >> division.  It's so you can say things like three-and-a-half without
> >> worrying about operator priority.
> >>
> >
> > So is there any cmavo for generalized division which could be used
to express
> > (1+2) over (2+3)?
> > If not, then MEX has another point against it (although I'm not
keeping
> > score).
> 
> fe'i, as in li vei pa su'i re ve'o fe'i vei re su'i ci ve'o

pe'i ba'e zo me'o cu zmadu zo li leka vi mapti



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