Re: USAGE: 2nd pers. pron. for God
| From: | Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 12, 2002, 5:01 |
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--- Nik Taylor skrzypszy:
> 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!" :-)
Funny. The way I would understand it is the judge saying: "Prisoners, please
place me in detention!"
Must be my bad English.
Jan
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