From jjllambias@hotmail.com Tue Jul 31 15:51:24 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_2_0); 31 Jul 2001 22:51:24 -0000 Received: (qmail 85917 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2001 22:51:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 31 Jul 2001 22:51:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.249) by mta2 with SMTP; 31 Jul 2001 22:51:24 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:51:23 -0700 Received: from 200.41.247.43 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:51:23 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.41.247.43] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: RE: [lojban] Re: rupnu Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:51:23 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Jul 2001 22:51:23.0971 (UTC) FILETIME=[52D89130:01C11A13] From: "Jorge Llambias" la and cusku di'e >"Two metres is about 3 foot" lo'e mitre be li re cu gutci li ji'ici (Those are either very short meters or very long feet.) >But it is very usual to talk about currencies abstractly >-- "The lire has fallen against the franc", "The Euro >is being introduced in Ireland", etc. I think that's {jdini}: {le jdini be le talno}, {le jdini be le ropno}. mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp