From jjllambias@hotmail.com Wed Feb 21 16:14:03 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_0_4); 22 Feb 2001 00:13:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 12271 invoked from network); 22 Feb 2001 00:03:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 22 Feb 2001 00:03:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.23) by mta1 with SMTP; 22 Feb 2001 00:03:12 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 16:03:12 -0800 Received: from 200.41.247.44 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:03:12 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.41.247.44] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban] RE:su'u Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:03:12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Feb 2001 00:03:12.0578 (UTC) FILETIME=[D8E1D220:01C09C62] From: "Jorge Llambias" > > Why do UN and IRA take a definite article, while UNESCO and ETA do not? > >Umm, ETA, in my universe, takes a definite article when, and only when, >its expansion would in the same place. "What's the ETA on that?". Robin.tr's ETA is pronounced /EH TAH/ (or is it /EE TAH/?) so it won't take a definite article, while I suppose that Robin.ca's is /EE TEE AY/ which can then take a definite article when appropriate. >I >don't know what UNESCO stands for. UN Education, Science and Culture Org. co'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.