Is it necessary to distinguish inclusiveness in possessivemarkers?
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Monday, January 26, 2004, 9:10 |
|---|
Andreas Johansson wrote:
> If it's not used in English (or some yall-free variants thereof), it's either
> not necessary, or English isn't a usable language. The later position does
> seem somewhat hard to defend.
Well, it's no less necessary sg/pl in 1st or 3rd person. Sure, you
*can* avoid it, but you can also avoid it in 1st person. Avoiding it
just in 2nd person seems rather English-like.
--
"There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd,
you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." -
overheard
ICQ: 18656696
AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42
Reply