Re: [math-fun] sesqui-imponderables

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