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la djan cusku di'e
> > 1- If the pro-sumti is overtly quantified, then the new > > quantification is restricted to the same set over which > > the antecedent's quantification was restricted I have always understood this slightly differently, that the further quantification is a further restriction: ci da poi nanmu ... re da ... three men ... two of the three men ...
The problem with that is that "the three men" in the second part is not always a well defined set. Suppose you say "It is not the case that three men are inside the house. Two of the three men ..." Of which three men??? mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963