Re: Offensive stress (was: those irregular prepositions)

--- Michael Adams <abrigon@...> schrieb:

> Pro = For
> Con = against, opposite of Pro.
>
> Progress = good and forwarded going
> Congress = ?
Actually, in Latin, 'con' (which was a reduced form of
'cum') meant 'with'.

It wasn't the opposite of 'for', but it could have a
negative meaning, just like 'with' can be used with
'fight', in the same sense as 'against' --- 'to fight
with/against inner demons'.

(German has the same thing going on --- 'mit inneren
Dämonen kämpfen/gegen innere Dämonen kämpfen')


	

	
		
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