> 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
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