Re: [tied] Re: Numbers.

From: P&G
Message: 10610
Date: 2001-10-25

> In reality,
> a number always qualifies some other noun unless you're talking
> algebra.

Alas, no. What you say is true of course at a deep level, but if you are
talking human languages, then the surface construct could be different. I
have already pointed out that Latin milia (= 1000's) is a noun, and cannot
qualify another noun.

Peter