Re: Tiny lexicon languages
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 18, 1999, 13:55 |
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Nik Taylor wrote:
> [...] to be able to
> distinguish between (5*7)/3 and 5*(7/3), which is quite difficult to
> make in speech.
Bad example, as these are always the same. But if for * we read +,
then the usual convention is "five plus seven all over three"
vs. "five plus seven over three" or "five plus seven thirds".
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John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)