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Re: cases

From:Nik <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, September 11, 2000, 22:47
"Thomas R. Wier" wrote:
> That would make them "core" and "oblique" cases, respectively.
But those aren't the terms traditionally used. They're called Nominative/Accusative and Genitive/Dative. There's also a Vocative case which is usually the same as nominative/accusative, but does differ for some nouns. -- "Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor