[lojban] Re: fi'u was Re:lanzu usage

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 06:09:18PM -0500, jcowan@reutershealth.com wrote:
> Robin Lee Powell scripsit:
> 
> > > Ambiguous in English is "five hundred fifty five gallon drums".
> > > The total capacity can be 555, 
> > 
> > No, it can't, that would be "five hundred fifty five gallon drum",
> > no 's'.
> 
> What's wrong with "555-gallon drums do not exist; they are too large"?

Umm.  Nothing.  Sorry.  Nevermind.

-Robin

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