Re: USAGE: 2nd pers. pron. for God
| From: | Joe <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 12, 2002, 5:46 |
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From: "Nik Taylor" <yonjuuni@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: 2nd pers. pron. for God
> bnathyuw wrote:
> > i imagine the most british
> > rephrasing would be 'the judge ordered the prisoners
> > to be placed in detention'
>
> That, to me, sounds like the prisoners were the ones who received the
> orders, as if the judge said to them "Be placed in detention!" :-)
>
I think he mucked up there...I'd say 'the judge ordered that the prisoners
be placed in detention'
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