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la djan cusku di'e
> I agree with that last bit. On the other hand, {mi nitcu loi mikce}
> says that there is some fraction of the mass of doctors such
> that I need that fraction. Not what we want.
Au contraire, I think it is exactly what we want (if we can dismiss
the "sundry detached doctor parts" interpretation).
I don't think {loi mikce} can refer to detached doctor parts.
That has to be {loi mikce pagbu}. {loi mikce} can only be some
doctors collectively, but only doctors, not doctor parts.
But {mi nitcu loi mikce} says that there is some group of doctors
(possibly a singleton) such that I need that group. That's not
the usual meaning of "I need a doctor".
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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