[lojban] Re: minli place structure

[Pierre Abbat]

Jonathan Derque wrote:
> minli mile
> x1 is x2 (default 1) long local distance unit(s)
> [non-metric], x3 subunits, standard x4
>
> Is there any good reason for not swapping x3 and x4 (ie. standard x3, subunits
> x4), in order to reflect the common structure of bunda, dekpu, gutci and kramu ?

What is supposed to go into the subunits place anyway? I don't see a use
for it.

phma

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[John E Clifford]

--- Pierre Abbat <ph...@phma.hn.org> wrote:

> Jonathan Derque wrote:
> > minli mile
> > x1 is x2 (default 1) long
> local distance unit(s)
> > [non-metric], x3
> subunits, standard x4
> >
> > Is there any good reason for not swapping x3
> and x4 (ie. standard x3, subunits
> > x4), in order to reflect the common structure
> of bunda, dekpu, gutci and kramu ?
>
> What is supposed to go into the subunits place
> anyway? I don't see a use
> for it.
>
> phma

The short distance measure? Yards? Feet? Inches?
Furlongs? (the best candidate).

[Jonathan Derque]

minli mile
x1 is x2 (default 1) long local distance unit(s)
[non-metric], x3 subunits, standard x4

Is there any good reason for not swapping x3 and x4 (ie. standard x3, subunits
x4), in order to reflect the common structure of bunda, dekpu, gutci and kramu ?

mi'e jol