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Re: time distinctions

From:Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Thursday, August 24, 2000, 17:38
Nik Taylor wrote:

> Some languages make more than 3 distinctions, for instance, one Bantu > (?) language I read about has: > Distant Past (more than 2 days ago) > Remote Past (day before yesterday) > Past (yesterday) > Near Past (earlier today) > Near Future (later today) > Future (tomorrow) > Remote Future (day after tomorrow) > Distant Future (more than 2 days later) > > I'm not sure of the terminology.
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