On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Adam P. Goucher <apgoucher@gmx.com> wrote:
1. ((a (chicken)) and (a (half))), not (a ((chicken) and (a (half)))).
2. The latter.
Sincerely,
Adam P. Goucher
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 5:32 PM From: "Bill Gosper" <billgosper@gmail.com> To: math-fun@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [math-fun] sesqui-imponderables
If a chicken and a half lays an egg and a third ... Hey, wait a minute, why isn't "chicken and a half" plural? And which came first, the chicken and a half or the egg and a half? --rwg _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun
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