Re: Metaphors and Uusisuom

From: "Daniel44" <Daniel44@...>
> As to confusing meanings, well speakers understand what is meant from
> context. If you use 'hanti' in the context of gardening, it's pretty clear
> you mean 'flowering', whereas talking about your habitat in Boston would
> make it clear you meant 'living'.
From what I see 'hanti' would actually be a rather useless word in the garden.
It appears to be impossible in your language (given only one word for both
'live' and 'flower') to describe a flowering plant that, in spite of doing
otherwise rather well as a plant [beautiful green foliage, climbing stalks,
whatever], has failed in the flowering department.

     *Muke!
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