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Re: [xtag-meeting]: Extraposition -- follow up to meeting
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To: Martha Palmer <mpalmer@linc.cis.upenn.edu>
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Subject: Re: [xtag-meeting]: Extraposition -- follow up to meeting
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From: Tonia Bleam <tbleam@linc.cis.upenn.edu>
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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:47:28 -0400 (EDT)
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cc: <xtag-meeting@cis.upenn.edu>
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In-Reply-To: <200106141720.f5EHKKq05820@linc.cis.upenn.edu>
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Sender: fxia@unagi.cis.upenn.edu
yeah, i think that's right. and it seems like that has to do with the fact
that in some sense "sales" and the amount "about $154 million" are somehow
the same thing.
t
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> >The candy business had {\em sales of} {\bf about \$154 million} last year,
> >\HCone{which was roughly 12\% of total revenue...} (\#1068)
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> It seems like this should get the same semantics as it would get if
> the sentence were
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> The candy business had {\bf about \$154 million} {\em in sales } last year,
> \HCone{which was roughly 12\% of total revenue...} (\#1068)
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> which, if I've understood things would not be a problem?
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> Martha
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