From jjllambias@hotmail.com Mon Mar 04 07:33:02 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: unknown); 4 Mar 2002 15:33:02 -0000 Received: (qmail 19945 invoked from network); 4 Mar 2002 15:33:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.172) by m11.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 4 Mar 2002 15:33:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.143) by mta2.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 4 Mar 2002 15:33:01 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:33:01 -0800 Received: from 200.49.74.2 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 04 Mar 2002 15:33:00 GMT To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: [lojban] Letteral, letter words and symbols. Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 15:33:00 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Mar 2002 15:33:01.0177 (UTC) FILETIME=[DE62B690:01C1C391] From: "Jorge Llambias" X-Originating-IP: [200.49.74.2] X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=6071566 X-Yahoo-Profile: jjllambias2000 la pycyn cusku di'e >But, it turns out that both can follow {la}. So, if we want >"names" for letterals or numerals outside of a mathematical context, we >have >them, too -- in just the right place. They can't follow {la} in the sense you intend. {la pa broda} and {la abu broda} are both grammatical, but they are sumti, not full bridi. {la pa cu broda} and {la abu cu broda} are not grammatical. To use {la} we'd have to say something like {la pav} and {la abus}. mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com