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Re: Cases and Prepositions (amongst others)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 20, 2000, 22:05
Nik Taylor wrote:
> > Nik's question on 6th June, which began the "from here" thread, was: > > "How can a preposition govern an adverb?" > > And the question has, indeed, been answered.
Also, I'd like to say that I frequently forget that words like "here" and "now" are considered adverbs, when I asked the question, I was thinking of adverbs of manner, and I was trying to imagine how something like "towards quickly" or "from suddenly" could exist. -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson "Glassín wafilái pigasyúv táv pifyániivav nadusakyáavav sussyáiyatantu wawailáv ku suslawayástantu ku usfunufilpyasváditanva wafpatilikániv wafluwáiv suttakíi wakinakatáli tiDikáufli!" - nLáf mÁldu nÍmasun ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor