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pc:
> The notion of a significant number is a brilliant addition. But "most" ought
> to be "more than half" (and perhaps in a different section — with "all of"
> and "some of," say), not just "all but several."

But we can't yank {so'e} out of the so'V series just like that. We can
give {so'e} the meaning it inherits as part of the gradiated series and
when we really mean literally "most" we can use {za'upimu}, which is
not that much longer, and it makes it clear what is meant.

> These numbers are significantly more subjective than the "subjective" ones.
> Note that most of these are class-relative:

For example, do you really mean "most" literally there, or will
{so'e} as part of the so'V gradation do? I don't think you went to
the trouble of counting those that are class relative and compare
with the total. And even if you did, your purpose was probably not
to say that more than half are class-relative, was it?

> there aren't many tigers but many
> of the ones there are are in zoos. A (weak) argument for restricted
> quantification.

Yes, I think the fact that they are defined as a gradation between
no and ro makes them of the proportional sort of quantifiers.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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