From jjllambias@hotmail.com Wed Aug 15 14:45:42 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_1); 15 Aug 2001 21:45:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 83473 invoked from network); 15 Aug 2001 21:44:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 15 Aug 2001 21:44:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.223) by mta3 with SMTP; 15 Aug 2001 21:44:23 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:44:23 -0700 Received: from 200.49.74.2 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:44:22 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.49.74.2] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: junta [was: Re: [lojban] selma'o considered harmful Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:44:22 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Aug 2001 21:44:23.0058 (UTC) FILETIME=[72642F20:01C125D3] From: "Jorge Llambias" la maikl cusku di'e >maybe it's because we talk about weight as well as mass, the former being >more important for everyday speech, but the latter being more >fundamental. That would explain why there is a word for weight instead of one for mass, but it doesn't explain why there is a word for either one of them at all. Other properties like size, length, etc. didn't get a special word. mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp