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And Rosta scripsit: > As you know, we don't agree on this. I don't agree that the instance > need be representative or imaginary. It can be real, but it must be > the only member. I can't swallow this. Consider the set of European countries. One could by appropriate squinting locate the most typical/prototypical/modal country in the set, but that would not be lo'e ropno gugde; instead lo'e ropno gugde is an imaginary/abstract instance. It is fair to say that lo'e ropno gugde is a democratic country, but not that it is Poland (e.g.) I don't see why this rule should break down if we speak of British countries rather than European ones. -- Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis vom dies! || John Cowan <jcowan@hidden.email> Schliesst euer Aug vor heiliger Schau, || http://www.reutershealth.com Denn er genoss vom Honig-Tau, || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)