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Re: ANNOUNCE: My new conlang S11

From:H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...>
Date:Thursday, March 3, 2005, 18:40
On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 03:57:09AM +0100, Henrik Theiling wrote:
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> avoid this reference to roles. A role is simply defined by its verb. > There is no generic agent, there is someone who asks. There is no > generic patient, but only someone who is hit, etc.
[...] I like this. But how would you translate something like "what are you doing today"? Or, "who did what?" Or, "what did he do to her?" Since there would not be a generic agent. T -- Claiming that your operating system is the best in the world because more people use it is like saying McDonalds makes the best food in the world. -- Carl B. Constantine