From jjllambias@hotmail.com Thu Nov 21 10:08:57 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_0); 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 -0000 Received: (qmail 1620 invoked from network); 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m11.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.45) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:08:56 -0800 Received: from 200.49.74.2 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 GMT To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: mi nanca li (was: Re: Newbie says hi Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Nov 2002 18:08:56.0441 (UTC) FILETIME=[0EC93690:01C29189] From: "Jorge Llambias" X-Originating-IP: [200.49.74.2] X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=6071566 X-Yahoo-Profile: jjllambias2000 la djorden cusku di'e >Ok this is a load of crap. You guys are ignoring x3 of nanca; >there's nothing at all idiom-like or figurative about this usage. > >The elided zo'e could mean, for example: > mi nanca li paso zo'e > mi nanca li paso le kuspe be le te jbena kubi'o le cabna > >You guys are assuming it means le kuspe be le te jbena kubi'o lemu'e >mrobi'o. I think the standard place was meant to distinguish Earth-years from other type of years, rather than for the dimension of x1 to be measured. In any case, I still think that by the same standard, one can nanca different numbers at different times. mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail