John E Clifford wrote:
This doesn't look right. x1 of {gradu}is a unit
of measurement, x1 of {klani} is a magnitude on a
scalem so presumably a number or some such thing,
x1 of {mitre} is a physical object (which x1 of
{gradu} may be, but need not be, and x1 of
{klani} can't be). This may be as close as
Lojban gets to a Whorf effect: meters can't be
things here so we have to find some new way of
talking (and thinking?) around what we usually
say taking a meter to be a sort (but what sort?)
of thing.
To me, x1 of {klani} is a thing being measured, just as x1 of {mitre} is, so it's a general unit word. So I use it to form words like {tcatymuclai}, using them like {litce} or {dekpu} or other such words: {le vi sanso cu tcatymuclai li re}.
phma