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Re: An Ill Bethisad thought

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Thursday, June 27, 2002, 3:25
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 22:31:49 +0200 Christophe Grandsire
<christophe.grandsire@...> writes:
> Hehe, I use *there* as a demonstrative spatial adverb referring to > something > that is outside our universe :)) . The referent can be any place I > have in mind > (like any other demonstratives) as long as it doesn't belong to our > reality (or > mine for that matter. I can't know how yours is :)) ). > Christophe.
- Hmm... you know how different languages have different numbers of "here/there/yonder" "esta/esa/aquella" etc. gradations? Imagine a conlang with a level used for alternate realities, where |here| and |*here*| are different lexical items... -Stephen (Steg) "aroo."

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Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
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