RE: RE: RE: RE: RE (tilly) 2: Adding 2 + 2

So you are saying that when the state lottery instructions say "choose 6 numbers between 1 and 48", and the winning numbers are 1,4,17,24,36, and 48, then -nobody- should have won?

"Between 1 and 3" is ambiguous in (American) English, with the most common meaning being inclusive.

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RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE (tilly) 2: Adding 2 + 2 by KM (Priest) on Sep 11, 2000 at 21:24 UTC
then -nobody- should have won? Yes, that is what I am saying. When I say "Look at what is between those two trees", I expect someone to look between the trees, and not at them :) If I meant the number 1, 2 and 3 I would say 'an integer from 1 to 3'. Pretty literal. Cheers, KM	[reply]
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE (tilly) 2: Adding 2 + 2 by turnstep (Parson) on Sep 15, 2000 at 01:03 UTC
Maybe they mean you can any number between 1 and 48, as long as you round your answer to fit their input restrictions. So technically you play the numbers 1.000001 and 47.83221 :)	[reply]