Re: Regularized Inglish
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 30, 1999, 1:01 |
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John Cowan wrote:
> Doo yoo really think of "is" as a verb stem "i-" followed by a 3sg
> ending? I shure don't, despite the etymology.
Well, not a verb stem "i-", but, nevertheless, I've always associated
the {s} of {is} with the verbal -s, so it makes sense to use {s}, IMHO.
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