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do be do be do

From:Fabian <rhialto@...>
Date:Monday, May 24, 1999, 19:31
My French lecturer recently said that every language needs teh verbs be and
have.

I quickly disillusioned him, but I was wondering about teh verb 'do'. How
essential is it? AN ddoes its essentiallity change in languages which make
do without be or have?

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Fabian
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