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xorxes:
> la and cusku di'e
>
> >For the contexts under consideration -- counting plise and quantifying
> >djedi -- it is desirable to exclude 0.0, but to allow 0.1, 2.1, etc
>
> {za'u pi no} excludes 0.0
> {su'o pi no} includes 0.0
>
> Both allow .1, 2.1, etc
>
> {za'u no} excludes 0
> {su'o no} includes 0
>
> Both allow 1, 2, 3, etc
Obviously the integer one (counting plise) should exclude 0 but allow
other integers.
I like your pi nai suggestion, myself.
> >So would you propose tu'opino and tu'opitu'o? If so, I should add it
> >to the wiki
>
> I find {pino} as a mark of integer to be extremely odd. It says
> that reals are allowed in that context, even if the particular
> instance happens to be an integer
I understand. You're saying that to describe 22 as 22.0 implicates
that nonintegers like 22.2 might be meaningful in the context. I
agree.
--And.