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On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Jordan DeLong wrote: > On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 09:46:48PM +1100, Nick Nicholas wrote: > > (resend) > > didn't get the first...hrm > > [...] > > Similarly, you can say > > > > mi citka pi ro loi rismi > > > > and mean half now and half later. Bzzt, your collective instantly > > evaporates. you've split the rice in two, you're not eating it all > > together at the same time. > > Ok, you had me till here. I think this is bogus. I think so too. Nick has forgotten what a collective is. In summary, it exists to refer to properties that do NOT exist by the individuals. First, I refer you both to http://www.thestonecutters.net/xod/lojban/jboske.html Next, assume that 2 men cannot carry the piano. Any questions? -- // if (!terrorist) // ignore (); // else collect_data ();